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Tools to reverse-engineer multicellular systems: case studies using the fruit fly.

Qinfeng Wu¹, Nilay Kumar¹, Vijay Velagala¹

¹Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA.

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|May 4, 2019

Summary

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Bioengineers are developing new tools like microfluidics and imaging to understand how complex multicellular systems develop and function. These integrative approaches are key for analyzing natural and synthetic biological systems.

Keywords:

Deep learning Image processing Imaging Machine learning Microfluidics

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Area of Science:

Systems biology
Bioengineering
Developmental biology

Background:

Understanding complex multicellular systems is a major challenge in systems bioengineering.
Quantitative descriptions are needed to analyze biological systems.
Engineering tools are crucial for advancing biological research.

Purpose of the Study:

To survey bioengineering tools for quantitative descriptions of multicellular systems.
To highlight the interplay between engineering methods and developmental biology.
To showcase examples from the Drosophila system.

Main Methods:

Review of microfluidic devices.
Overview of imaging and computer vision techniques.
Analysis of cross-talk between engineering and developmental biology.

Main Results:

Development of advanced bioengineering tools.
Emerging integration of engineering methods in developmental biology.
Demonstration of Drosophila as a model system.

Conclusions:

Integrative approaches combining multiple advances are essential.
Deeper understanding of natural and synthetic multicellular systems is achievable.
Bioengineering offers powerful methods for systems biology.