In mechanobiology, cells' forces have been considered fundamental to their enhanced function, including fast migration. But a group of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington ...

By Beth MillerIn mechanobiology, cells' forces have been considered fundamental to their enhanced function, including fast migration. But a group of ...

"We think this discovery marks a big shift in understanding cell polarity in the context of cell migration—and likely ... and thus can't contact the membrane as snugly. Meyer and Gong suspect ...