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What mechanisms allow coordination of cell activity toward one consistent morphology?

Foundational question driving investigation into how homeostatic capabilities of cells scale to collective setpoints.

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(2024) · Shreesha, Lakshwin · Levin, Michael

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Stress molecules leak from source cells and diffuse to neighbors, making shared stress a conserved signal for cooperation.
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Central hypothesis that stress sharing enables cooperation without explicit altruism by making individual problems collective.

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