The asymmetries between the right- and left-hand sides of the body are initiated at an early stage of development. Two groups provide welcome news of progress in revealing the mechanism concerned and its generality.
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Stern, C. Fluid flow and broken symmetry. Nature 418, 29–30 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418029a
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