Now a more fine - grained
picture of adhesion mechanics is emerging, thanks to a new tool developed in Illinois in recent years called a «tension gauge tether,» which allows scientists to measure cell mechanics at the single - molecule level.
This week at the Biophysical Society 59th annual meeting, being held Feb. 7 - 11, 2015 in Baltimore, Md., University
of Illinois biophysicists are reporting a new
picture of cell
adhesion mechanics they liken to a famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.