Hello, here is a review I wrote about how cells sometimes try to synchronise with surrounding cells so that they can do a good job of building tissues during development. It is called "Keeping up with the neighbours"

link.springer.com/article/10.1…

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Keeping up with the neighbours: local synchronisation of cell fate decisions during development - EMBO Reports

Even before the advent of multicellular life, unicellular creatures would communicate with their neighbours to coordinate their behaviours.

^SpringerLink