Bioelectric network control of cellular behavior

Studies how gap junction-mediated ion gradients and bioelectric patterns regulate cell identity, morphogenesis, and disease states like cancer, pioneered by Levin's group.

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Darwin's agential materials: evolutionary implications of multiscale competency in developmental biology1 member
Bioelectric networks: the cognitive glue enabling evolutionary scaling from physiology to mind1 member
The collective intelligence of evolution and development1 member

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Bioelectric morphogenesis & memory3 shared
Bioelectric morphogenesis & anatomical intelligence3 shared
Bioelectric networks as morphogenetic cognition3 shared

Findings (3)

Bioelectric Control of Melanocyte BehaviorSerotonergic signaling from instructor cells controls melanocyte proliferation and invasiveness in frog embryos; bioelectric perturbations produce stochastic organism-level outcomes (70% conversion) while maintaining cell-level concordance.
Cancer Suppression via Bioelectric Network Regulation
Disconnection from bioelectric tissue networks enables cancer progression; forced bioelectric coupling suppresses cancer phenotypes despite oncogenic mutations.