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Clustering around Condensates: A Dynamic Collaboration Grows from the Morgan Lab
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鈥淪he Loves Me, She Loves Me Not鈥: Physical Forces Encouraged Evolution of Multicellular Life, Scientists Propose
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After the Fury, Hurricanes can Leave a Lasting Mark on the Deep Ocean
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鈥淭he Spirit of the 乐播传媒鈥: An Improvised Microscope and 25 Years of Developmental Biology in Latin America

A curious student, a coffee break, and a chance encounter with two SCUBA divers... It sounds like the start of a joke, but it's really the story of new research, originating from the 乐播传媒, that proposes physical forces encouraged the evolution of multicellular life.

This research had its inception in the 2014 乐播传媒 Physiology course and was published in 2025 in Nature Physics. Check out the video to follow the journey of discovery!

 

Video by Alex Megerle

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