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Collective intercellular communication through ultra-fast hydrodynamic trigger waves
Nature, Published online: 10 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1387-9
Ultra-fast hydrodynamic communication between cells emerges in colonies of Spirostomum ambiguum through the generation of long-ranged vortex flows that are sensed by neighbouring cells, leading to propagating trigger waves that coordinate the release of toxins.