Scientists understood in 2015 that putting physical pressure on cells – by crowding – causes stationary cells to start moving. We now know it is the cell nucleus, which triggers this “evasion reflex,” and it […]
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The Good (and the Bad) of Plasticity in Cell Movement
Cells make up every piece of your body. And those cells are not static — they move, pretty much all the time. But when it comes to how they move, scientists have been a bit […]