- Note Final PS For question 2(a) the value of 'k' in the final equation (Eq. 3b) needs to be rescaled.’ - Tuesday Lecture will be for questions on the last problem set (Juan) - No recitation on Wednesday - Next Thursday will be the last lecture Topic “Modeling drospholia development’ 1 Systems Microbiology Systems Cell Biology Systems Developmental Biology the single cell as a well-stirred bio-reactor the importance of diffusion and gradients for cellular regulation in a single cell How to build a multicellular organism from single cells Cell-Cell communication 2 Quorum sensing in bacteria: a tractable experimental system for cell-cell communication Image removed due to copyright considerations. 3 N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) are the main signalling molecules Image removed due to copyright considerations. 4 Example of engineering cell-cell communication [You et al. Nature 428, 868 (2004)] Image removed due to copyright considerations. See You, L., R. S. Cox 3rd, R. Weiss, and F. H. Arnold. Nature 428, no. 6985(Apr 22, 2004): 868-71. Epub 2004 Apr 04. "Programmed population control by cell-cell communication and regulated killing." 5