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Figure 1. All cells in our body carry identical genetic information

Figure 2. Analogies between cells and the human world

Figure 3. The complementary structure of the DNA double helix

Figure 4. The structure of a protein facilitates its function

Figure 5. Why cells look different from one another

Figure 6. Coordinating the generation of different cell types

Figure 7. Embryonic development is a concert without a conductor

Figure 8. Cells instruct their neighbours during development

Figure 9. Genetic mutations reveal the hidden function of genes

Figure 10. The genetics of the fruit fly uncovered the molecular language of cells

Figure 11. The mechanism of cell communication

Figure 12. How cell signaling establishes a repeated pattern

Figure 13. How cell signaling establishes a repeated pattern

Figure 14. When cell communication breaks down

Figure 15. Don’t make all the decisions at once

Figure 16. Accumulation of simple decisions

Figure 17. Combinatorial interactions among signaling pathways

Figure 18. The history of a cell affects its responses

Figure 19. Variations on a repeated modular unit

Figure 20. More variations on a repeated unit

Figure 21. Transmitting positional information to cells

Figure 22. How to adjust pattern with size

Figure 23. Using time to measure gradients

Figure 24. The evolution of pattern—changing the “notes”

Figure 25. Predictable cell lineage in the nematode

Figure 26. Generating reproducible patterns

Figure 27. Backup mechanisms

Figure 28. Cell shape is adjusted to function

Figure 29. Cell migration

Figure 30. Physical forces contribute to shape the organism

Figure 31. Generating compartments

Figure 32. Cells of the same type stick together

Figure 33. Defining the global orientation

Figure 34. Defining a global orientation of cells

Figure 35. Organs can be shaped by cell death

Figure 36. Stem cells and their niche

Figure 37. Epigenetic marks are difficult to erase

Figure 38. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSs)

Figure 39. Tissue regeneration

Figure 40. Insulin-producing cells: Will we be able to imitate nature?

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