How does the complex array of cell types and functions in the mammalian brain develop? Tracking cells by gene expression shows how their fates derive from organization within the simple embryonic neural tube.
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Pearse, R., Tabin, C. Twists of fate in the brain. Nature 439, 404–405 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/439404a
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