Mechanobiology

Researchers identify a role for PIEZO1 in tendon adaptation, and show that people with certain versions of the Piezo1 gene tend to be better jumpers.

In two independent studies, researchers find that the organelle is responsible for a switch that allows cells to start moving when they’re squeezed.

The mechanobiologist at Washington University in St. Louis studied how plants sense their environment.

Micrometer-scale fractures in elephant skin results from the way the epidermis grows.

New tools for investigating how physical forces affect cells

Meet some of the people featured in the February 2017 issue of The Scientist.