Key points from article :
Many of the complex folded shapes of mammalian body plans can be recreated with simple instructions.
Mesenchymal cells play a special role in folding some tissues during development.
Tug on the network of ropelike extracellular matrix (ECM) fibers.
Create forces within the tissue that can cause it to bend and fold into a variety of shape.
Should improve biologists’ ability to create tissue organoids.
The study was published in the Developmental Cell journal.
