How cells coordinate activity

Researchers from Israel’s Ben Gurion and Canada’s British Columbia universities have discovered the pathway for cells to coordinate activity such as tissue repair.  3 to 8 local cells send Calcium ion signals to “hot-spots” inside lymph nodes, which then trigger actions and send signals back.

https://www.bgu.ac.il/en/news-and-articles/cells-coordinate-to-create-tissue-scale-behaviors/

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2318155121

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