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A blank canvas no more

Embryonic cells learn their fate early in development. Discovery of a factor that controls the development of one embryonic tissue, the ectoderm, highlights a mechanism that might also influence the growth of cancer cells.

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Figure 1: Gastrulation.
Figure 2: Denying fate.

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Sasai, Y. A blank canvas no more. Nature 435, 433–434 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/435433a

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