Macroscopic waves, biological clocks and morphogenesis driven by light in a giant unicellular green alga

Abstract A hallmark of self-organisation in living systems is their capacity to stabilise their own dynamics, often appearing to anticipate and act upon potential outcomes. Caulerpa brachypus is a marine green alga consisting of differentiated organs resembling leaves, stems and roots. While an indi...

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Main Authors: Eldad Afik, Toni J. B. Liu, Elliot M. Meyerowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41813-6