(Nanowerk News) The behavior of cells is controlled by their environment. Besides biological factors or chemical substances, physical forces such as pressure or tension are also involved. Researchers ...

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The behavior of cells is controlled by their environment. Besides biological factors or chemical substances, physical forces such as pressure or tension are also involved. Researchers from Karlsruhe ...

An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, lets researchers study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical stress. The behavior of cells is controlled by their environment.