Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
Drosophila germ band extension: a two-state reshaping mechanism
Tianyi Zhu, Hongkang Zhu, Ben O’Shaughnessy
The paper investigates Drosophila germ-band extension, revealing a two-state mechanism where the anterior tissue behaves fluid-like and the posterior behaves solid-like, enabling efficient reshaping.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.09.710653