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Cells "Flock" to Heal Wounds
January 23, 2013
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Like flocks of birds, cells coordinate their motions as they race to cover, and ultimately heal wounds to the skin. A new computational model developed by Rice University Professor Herbert Levine and colleagues offers clues to the physics behind their cooperation.
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