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The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 50 > Issue 2-3 (Special Issue)

Cover Vol. 50 N. 2-3

Developmental Morphodynamics

Edited by: Lev Beloussov and Richard Gordon

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The cover image entitled “Cocoon” (2005) illustrates a fractal representation which is curiously reminiscent of a biological structure, such as the extracellular matrix or organ stroma. Many forms in Nature present fractal structure. Fractals constitute an efficient form of storing information about complex structures by providing an instruction or code and reiterating this various times with both fixed and variable parameters. Developmental morphodynamics contributes to revealing the physical and geometrical principles which underlie biological processes that take place during development, some of which are fractal. Kindly reproduced with generous permission from contemporary artist Cory Ench (http://www.enchgallery.com).

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Preface. Developmental Morphodynamics - bridging the gap between the genome and embryo physics

Lev V. Beloussov and Richard Gordon

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 79-80

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052137lb

Introductory Papers

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Morphomechanics: goals, basic experiments and models

Lev V. Beloussov and Vassily I. Grabovsky

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 81-92

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052056lb

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Direct physical formation of anatomical structures by cell traction forces. An interview with Albert Harris

Lev Beloussov

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 93-101

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052047eh

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From observations to paradigms; the importance of theories and models. An interview with Hans Meinhardt

Richard Gordon and Lev Beloussov

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 103-111

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052050hm

Contributions

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Gastrulation in amphibian embryos, regarded as a succession of biomechanical feedback events

Lev V. Beloussov, Natalia N. Luchinskaya, Alexander S. Ermakov and Nadezhda S. Glagoleva

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 113-122

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052057lb

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Principles of branch formation and branch patterning in Hydrozoa

Stefan Berking

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 123-134

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052043sb

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A hypothesis linking low folate intake to neural tube defects due to failure of post-translation methylations of the cytoskeleton

Natalie K. Björklund and Richard Gordon

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 135-141

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052102nb

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Blastula wall invagination examined on the basis of shape behavior of vesicular objects with laminar envelopes

Bojan Bozic, Jure Derganc and Sasa Svetina

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 143-150

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052042bb

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Do lamellipodia have the mechanical capacity to drive convergent extension?

G. Wayne Brodland

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 151-155

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052040gb

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Geometry and mechanics of teleost gastrulation and the formation of primary embryonic axes

Elena M. Cherdantseva and Vladimir G. Cherdantsev

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 157-168

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052059ec

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The dynamic geometry of mass cell movements in animal morphogenesis

Vladimir G. Cherdantsev

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 169-182

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052060vc

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Effects of microgravity on cell cytoskeleton and embryogenesis

Susan J. Crawford-Young

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 183-191

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052077sc

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On the origin of pattern and form in early Metazoans

Frederick W. Cummings

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 193-208

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052058fc

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An anisotropic-viscoplastic model of plant cell morphogenesis by tip growth

Jacques Dumais, Sidney L. Shaw, Charles R. Steele, Sharon R. Long and Peter M. Ray

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 209-222

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052066jd

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Morphogenesis, plasticity and irreversibility

Chikara Furusawa and Kunihiko Kaneko

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 223-232

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052051cf

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Biophysical regulation during cardiac development and application to tissue engineering

Sharon Gerecht-Nir, Milica Radisic, Hyoungshin Park, Christopher Cannizzaro, Jan Boublik, Robert Langer and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 233-243

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052041sg

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Mechanics in embryogenesis and embryonics: prime mover or epiphenomenon?

Richard Gordon

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 245-253

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052103rg

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Mechanical control of tissue morphogenesis during embryological development

Donald E. Ingber

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 255-266

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052044di

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Morphomechanical programming of morphogenesis in Cnidarian embryos

Yulia A. Kraus

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 267-275

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052061yk

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Morphodynamics of phyllotaxis

Alexander G. Malygin

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 277-287

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052052am

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Before programs: The physical origination of multicellular forms

Stuart A. Newman, Gabor Forgacs and Gerd B. Müller

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 289-299

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052049sn

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Pulling forces acting on Hox gene clusters cause expression collinearity

Spyros Papageorgiou

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 301-308

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052034sp

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Spatial patterns formed by chemotactic bacteria Escherichia coli

Andrey A. Polezhaev, Ruslan A. Pashkov, Alexey I. Lobanov and Igor B. Petrov

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 309-314

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052048ap

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The natural variability of morphogenesis: a tool for exploring the mechanics of gastrulation movements in amphibian embryos

Victoria A. Scobeyeva

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 315-322

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052062vs

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Biophysical mechanisms of cardiac looping

Larry A. Taber

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 323-332

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052045lt

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The role and limits of a gradient based explanation of morphogenesis: a theoretical consideration

Nikoloz Tsikolia

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 333-340

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052053nt

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The evolution of the structure of tubulin and its potential consequences for the role and function of microtubules in cells and embryos

Jack A. Tuszynski, Eric J. Carpenter, J. Torin Huzil, Wojtek Malinski, Tyler Luchko and Richard F. Luduena

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 341-358

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052063jt

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Tissue morphogenesis: a surface buckling mechanism

Konstantin Y. Volokh

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 359-365

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052039kv

Book Review

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A review of Stuart Pivar´s book Lifecode: The Theory of Biological Self Organization

Richard Gordon

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 367-368

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052099rg