Cell differentiation. Muscle escapes from a jelly mould.
Striated muscle cells from the medusa of the jellyfish Podocoryne show remarkable plasticity; vertebrate myotubes are less plastic, but can re-enter the cell cycle in the absence of the retinoblastoma protein.
Brockes
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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University College London, UK.
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