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Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth

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  • Mar 13, 2018
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Michael Levin
@MichaelLevin
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Katia Moskvitch, MPhil
@SciTech_Cat
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www.quantamagazine.org
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Researchers are building a case that long before the nervous system works, the brain sends crucial bioelectric signals to guide the growth of embryonic tissues.

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Donald D. Hoffman @donalddhoffman · Apr 1, 2021
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Brilliant work by Mike Levin and his lab. "Levin’s laboratory has amassed evidence that the embryo is molded by bioelectrical signals, particularly ones that emanate from the young brain long before it is even a functional organ."
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