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March 17, 2015

This movie illustrates a single cell moving through dense tissues

This movie illustrates a single cell moving through dense tissues by actively shortening and growing edges. In order for cells to move through a tissue, they must change their neighbors via this type of motion.

Credit: Max Dapeng Bi and M. Lisa Manning, Syracuse University


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