• Question: where do our insides (heart liver lungs e.t.c) come from when we are so small when in the womb

    Asked by 672munm28 to Sian, Max, Lizzie, Francis, Ben on 15 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Sian Richardson

      Sian Richardson answered on 15 Mar 2018:


      This area of research usually comes under developmental biology. Its not my area of expertise but it is something I found fascinating while studying it in University. Gene expression plays a key role in determining the fate of the cell, whether it becomes a heart cell or lung cell.

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