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Published online 5 June 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010607-6
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Why cells are persistent
The characteristic movement of cells has a simpleexplanation.
Although their underlying motion is random, cells on the move change direction less often than expected. This motion plays a central role in the formation of tissues and body shapes, and in wound healing.
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