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Regionalized tissue fluidization is required for epithelial gap closure during insect gastrulation
Novel morphogenetic function of actomyosin contractility and tissue fluidization in animal development revealed in a new study led by Dr. Anastasios Pavlopoulos (IMBB-FORTH/HHMI Janelia) and Dr. Pavel Tomancak (MPI-CBG).