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  1. Department of Human Anatomy, First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation

    V. N. Nikolenko

  2. Department of Normal and Topographical Anatomy, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

    V. N. Nikolenko & M. Yu Nikolayev

  3. Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russian Federation

    M. Y. Sinelnikov

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VNN conceived and supervised the study; MYS contributed to methodology and helped in writing—original draft; MYN and MYS investigated the study; all authors contributed to writing—review and editing.

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Nikolenko, V.N., Nikolayev, M.Y. & Sinelnikov, M.Y. Synthetic morphogenesis: why reverse engineering should be prioritized. Bio-des. Manuf. 4, 429–431 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42242-021-00127-6

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