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Scientific American

August 1, 1996

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Gradients That Organize Embryo Development

A few crucial molecular signals give rise to chemical gradients that organize the developing embryo

By Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 275 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Gradients That Organize Embryo Development” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 275 No. 2 (), p. 54
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0896-54
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