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Mechanism That Determines Cell Position in the Intestinal Epithelium Identified

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Several national and international media, such as Science Daily, have reported on the latest findings by a group of scientists led by ICREA researcher Eduard Batlle at IRB Barcelona. The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, provides new insights In the mechanisms that determine cell position in the intestinal epithelium.

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