A vertebrate embryo undergoes gastrulation, wherein it reorganises into a structure with three germ layers and three distinct body axes. Here, Vikas Trivedi and colleagues investigate spatial patterning of germ layers in the absence of external cues. To find out more about their work, we spoke to the first author, Kerim Anlaş, and the corresponding author, Vikas Trivedi, Research Group Leader and Co-Chair of Theory Transversal Theme at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Barcelona, Spain.
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