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The Morphogenesis and Cell Behaviour meeting held this fall in Barcelona explored the role of forces, adhesion and oscillations in embryonic morphogenesis. It highlighted the impact of new microscopy methods and modelling approaches on the most recent advances of the field.
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Labouesse, M., Solnica-Krezel, L. Shaping embryos in Barcelona. Nat Cell Biol 11, 3–6 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb0109-3
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