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‘Comet’ Illustrates the Mechanical Process of Cancer Growth – UC San Diego Health
Tissues which consist largely of collagen were the focus of a recent collaborative study by a team from Stanford University and Purdue University. To accomplish…
Schematic of model system (left) and results of simulations showing deformation of collagen matrix (center and right) as cell undergoes division. Fcyto is constant inward force applied to the cell membrane near the cell equator to simulate cytokinetic ring contraction and Fls is force generated by cell during mitosis. Credit: T. Kim (Purdue), O. Chaudhuri (Stanford), and S. Nam (Harvard)
According to the World Health Organization, one in six worldwide deaths have been attributed to cancer; however,…
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