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'Imaginal Cells' for dummies

by jmarshallroberts on December 3, 2008

A  bright friend just told me a very cool story.  It’s about the caterpillar.  Apparently caterpillars, as they morph into butterflies, are forced to undergo the most mysterious transformative process.  They turn into a strange gooey liquid substance.  Swimming throughout this goo are these intelligent, creative cells termed ‘imaginal cells’.  The role of these cells is [...]

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