Researchers find diffusion plays unusual signaling role in drosophila embryos

(North Carolina State University) Researchers have found that diffusion plays an unexpected role in cell differentiation during the early stages of development in the embryos of Drosophila, or fruit flies. Instead of spreading a molecular signal out, it was found that diffusion, facilitated through a carrier molecule, actually concentrates the signal in one place.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news