La rivista The International Journal of Developmental Biology dedica l’intero fascicolo vol. 50, n. 2/3 2006 agli studi di morfodinamica dello sviluppo. Gli articoli sono presenti in forma completa grazie all’Open Access Project. Eccovi una selezione degli articoli: Developmental Morphodynamics – bridging the gap between the genome and embryo physics di Lev V. Beloussov e Richard Gordon Morphomechanics: goals, basic experiments and models di Lev V. Beloussov e Vassily I. Grabovsky Direct physical formation of anatomical structures by cell traction forces. An interview with Albert Harris di Lev Beloussov From observations to paradigms; the importance of theories and models. An interview with Hans Meinhardt di Richard Gordon e Lev Beloussov On the origin of pattern and form in early Metazoans di Frederick W. Cummings Morphogenesis, plasticity and irreversibility di Chikara Furusawa and Kunihiko Kaneko Before programs: The physical origination of multicellular forms di Stuart A. Newman, Gabor Forgacs e Gerd B. Müller