Hydra as a Model for the Development of Biological Form

Scientific American 231 (6):44-54 (1974)
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Cells isolated from this freshwater polyp can aggregate and form a complete new animal. Experiments with the system lend support to a physico-chemical scheme for the creation of biological pattern.

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Alfred Gierer
Max-Planck-Institute of Developmental Biology, Tuebingen, Germany

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