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Impact of crowding on the diversity of expanding populations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Mar 2023
Schreck Carl F, Fusco Diana, Karita Yuya, Martis Stephen, Kayser Jona, Duvernoy Marie-Cécilia, Hallatschek Oskar
Abstract excerpt
Crowding effects critically impact the self-organization of densely packed cellular assemblies, such as biofilms, solid tumors, and developing tissues. When cells grow and divide, they push each other apart, remodeling the structure and extent of the population's range. Recent work has shown that crowding has a strong impact on the strength of natural selection. However, the impact of crowding on neutral...
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