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 ...

In 2020, there were 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer. Deaths related to cancer occur due to metastasis. In most types of solid tumors, spreading happens through collective migration, ...

In a recent Nature Physics publication, scientists studied how the shape of a small group of cells affects the efficiency of their transport. 5 These findings lay the groundwork to understand how ...

This article won runner-up in our recent writing contest, "What's Your Story?". Congratulations to the author and thanks to everyone who took the time to read the stories and vote. Their tracks were ...

Researchers find cell migration doesn't only rely on generating force. A professor of mechanical engineering and materials science found that groups of cells moved faster with lower force when adhered ...