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#corneal — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. How does the #corneal #lens in the #fly eye get its light-focusing shape? This study shows that central cells produce large amounts of #chitin to form the thick central corneal lens; peripheral cells produce smaller amounts of chitin to form tapered lens edges @PLOSBiology plos.io/4lLNgeY