Mechanobiology
Mechanosensory Protein Helps Tendons Stiffen After Exercise
Catherine Offord | Sep 1, 2021 | 2 min read
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.
Nucleus Is Key to How Cells Sense Personal Space
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 15, 2020 | 4 min read
In two independent studies, researchers find that the organelle is responsible for a switch that allows cells to start moving when they’re squeezed.
Barbara Pickard, Plant Mechanosensory Researcher, Dies
Emily Makowski | Jan 13, 2020 | 2 min read
The mechanobiologist at Washington University in St. Louis studied how plants sense their environment.
Image of the Day: Cracked Skin
Jef Akst | Oct 9, 2018 | 1 min read
Micrometer-scale fractures in elephant skin results from the way the epidermis grows.
The Mechanobiology Garage
Andy Tay | Jul 16, 2017 | 7 min read
New tools for investigating how physical forces affect cells
Contributors
Ben Andrew Henry | Feb 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2017 issue of The Scientist.