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Contractile waves (sped-up) move liquids and solids through an embryonic mouse's intestines.

A close-up view shows a solid mass moving through an embryonic mouse's intestine under the action of contractile waves.

Silicone oil is mixed and transported when oppositely-moving intestinal waves collide in an embryonic chicken.

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