References & Sources

The long and short of worm development

A developing worm elongates by changing the shape of its cells.

References:

Praitis, V., and J. Austin. 1999. Regulation of cell shape by the actin cytoskeleton during C. elegans morphogenesis. Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology. June. Charlottesville, Va.

Sources:

Judith Austin
University of Chicago
Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Room 761 Cummings Life Sciences Center
920 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 4, July 24, 1999, p. 59. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.