New software to better understand conversations between cells
(PHYSorg.com Biology)

One of the most fascinating and important properties of living cells is their capacity for self-organization. By talking to each other, cells can, among other things, determine where they are in relation to each other and whether they need to turn certain genes on or off. Thus, large groups of cells are able to work together and organize into all kinds of tissues. Researchers at Delft University of Technology have now developed software that can predict and visualize conversations between cells on the basis of the molecules involved.