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Using Optogenetics to Interrogate the Dynamic Control of Signal Transmission by the Ras/Erk Module

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A Vertex Model of Drosophila Ventral Furrow Formation

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Planar Cell Polarity Links Axes of Spatial Dynamics in Neural-Tube Closure

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A Biomechanical Analysis of Ventral Furrow Formation in the Drosophila Melanogaster Embryo

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Forces Driving Epithelial Spreading in Zebrafish Gastrulation

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