Although the tensile test has also been used
in cellular mechanics, large variations were found in experimental data unlike metallic materials.
The scientists from the universities of Heidelberg and Chicago (USA) used optogenetics and mathematical modelling to identify a central molecule
in cellular mechanics.
Not exact matches
Just as quantum
mechanics is needed to, and does perfectly, fill the gap between the atomic structure of crystals and their beautiful shape
in space, so too it will be needed to link the biochemistry of genetic code and
cellular processes to the growth and shape of living things — provided, that is, that such a link can be found at all.
She emphasized, however, that lay people need not understand, for example, the
mechanics of
cellular signaling
in order to appreciate the potential importance of those events to human health.
Because these processes are ultimately mechanical
in nature, our focus is developing and applying new laser - based optical instrumentation with high - resolution microscopy imaging to understand
cellular mechanics.
A central aim of our group is to reveal active and passive contributions to the effective
cellular shear modulus conventionally used
in cell
mechanics.
Columbia University biologist Eric Kandel won a Nobel Prize
in 2000 for his work on the
cellular mechanics of memory formation
in Aplysia and mice.