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SUMMARY:Drivers of cnidarian morphogenesis   -   Aissam Ikmi (EMBL\, Heide
 lberg)
DTSTART:20220523T133000Z
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CONTACT:Elena Scarpa
DESCRIPTION:Morphogenesis is a highly dynamical process in which contracti
 lity and motility behaviors emerge at different levels\, from cellular to 
 tissue\, and organismal. However\, little is known about how organism-scal
 e behaviors impact morphogenesis. Here\, we use the cnidarian Nematostella
  vectensis as a developmental model to uncover a mechanistic link between 
 organism size\, shape and behavior. Using quantitative live imaging in a l
 arge population of developing animals\, including extensive behavioral pro
 filing\, combined with molecular and biophysical experiments\, we demonstr
 ate that the muscular hydraulic machinery that controls body movement driv
 es larva-polyp morphogenesis. In addition\, I will discuss a fascinating f
 eature of cnidarian biology. For humans\, our genetic code determines that
  we will grow two arms and two legs. The same fate is true for all mammals
 . Similarly\, the number of fins of a fish or legs and wings of an insect 
 is embedded in their genetic code. I will describe how sea anemones defy t
 his rule. 
LOCATION:Online
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