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Cell communication in the blink of an eye

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Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript. Advertisement Pavel Tomancak is at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden 01307, Germany. You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You have full access to this article via University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Passing information reliably and rapidly across large distances is crucial for the survival of cells in complex environments. Multicellular organisms have evolved ways to pass signals along neurons at speeds of 100 metres per second. In the unicellular world, organisms rely on their external medium when transmitting signa

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Passing information reliably and rapidly across large distances is crucial for the survival of cells in complex environments. Multicellular organisms have evolved ways to pass signals along neurons at speeds of 100 metres per second. In the unicellular world, organisms rely on their external medium when transmitting signals between cells. Writing in Nature , Mathijssen et al . 1 report that when unicellular organisms called protists undergo rapid cellular contraction, the fluid in which the organ

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