Scientists discovered that when this occurs, a DNA repair process employed within
human embryos activates to fix the broken gene, using the normal copy of the gene as a template.
Knowing how cells exert force and sense mechanical feedback in their microenvironment is crucial to understanding how they
activate a wide range of cellular functions, such as cell reproduction, differentiation and adhesion — basic physiological processes that underlie
embryo development, tumor metastasis, wound healing and many other aspects of
human health and disease.