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Biomechanical Phenomena

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    Nirody J, Duran L, Johnston D, Cohen D. Tardigrades exhibit robust interlimb coordination across walking speeds and terrains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021;118(35). PMCID: PMC8536314
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    Zhang Y, Lee D, Meir Y, Brangwynne C, Wingreen N. Mechanical Frustration of Phase Separation in the Cell Nucleus by Chromatin. Phys Rev Lett. 2021;126(25):258102. PMCID: PMC8604804
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    Qin B, Fei C, Wang B, Stone H, Wingreen N, Bassler B. Hierarchical transitions and fractal wrinkling drive bacterial pellicle morphogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021;118(20). PMCID: PMC8157956
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    Goodwin K, Nelson C. Mechanics of Development. Dev Cell. 2021;56(2):240–250. PMCID: PMC8177046
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    Silver B, Wolf A, Lee J, Pang M-F, Nelson C. Epithelial tissue geometry directs emergence of bioelectric field and pattern of proliferation. Mol Biol Cell. 2020;31(16):1691–1702. PMCID: PMC7521849
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    Kinoshita N, Hashimoto Y, Yasue N, Suzuki M, Cristea I, Ueno N. Mechanical Stress Regulates Epithelial Tissue Integrity and Stiffness through the FGFR/Erk2 Signaling Pathway during Embryogenesis. Cell Rep. 2020;30(11):3875–3888.e3. PMID: 32187556
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    Fei C, Mao S, Yan J, Alert R, Stone H, Bassler B, Wingreen N, Košmrlj A. Nonuniform growth and surface friction determine bacterial biofilm morphology on soft substrates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020;117(14):7622–7632. PMCID: PMC7148565
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    Dutta S, Djabrayan N, Torquato S, Shvartsman S, Krajnc M. Self-Similar Dynamics of Nuclear Packing in the Early Drosophila Embryo. Biophys J. 2019;117(4):743–750. PMCID: PMC6712419
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    Simi A, Pang M-F, Nelson C. Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Exists in a Feedback Loop that Drives Tumor Progression. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018;1092:57–67. PMID: 30368748
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    Lembong J, Sabass B, Stone H. Calcium oscillations in wounded fibroblast monolayers are spatially regulated through substrate mechanics. Phys Biol. 2017;14(4):045006. PMID: 28378710
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    Anlas A, Nelson C. Tissue mechanics regulates form, function, and dysfunction. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2018;54:98–105. PMCID: PMC6214752
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    Nelson C, Gleghorn J, Pang M-F, Jaslove J, Goodwin K, Varner V, Miller E, Radisky D, Stone H. Microfluidic chest cavities reveal that transmural pressure controls the rate of lung development. Development. 2017;144(23):4328–4335. PMCID: PMC5769635
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    Misra M, Audoly B, Kevrekidis I, Shvartsman S. Shape Transformations of Epithelial Shells. Biophys J. 2016;110(7):1670–1678. PMCID: PMC4833838
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    Rahimi M, Regan D, Arroyo M, Subramaniam A, Stone H, Staykova M. Shape Transformations of Lipid Bilayers Following Rapid Cholesterol Uptake. Biophys J. 2016;111(12):2651–2657. PMCID: PMC5192696
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    Paluch E, Nelson C, Biais N, Fabry B, Moeller J, Pruitt B, Wollnik C, Kudryasheva G, Rehfeldt F, Federle W. Mechanotransduction: use the force(s). BMC Biol. 2015;13:47. PMCID: PMC4491211
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    Varner V, Nelson C. Computational models of airway branching morphogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2017;67:170–176. PMCID: PMC5136345
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    Siedlik M, Varner V, Nelson C. Pushing, pulling, and squeezing our way to understanding mechanotransduction. Methods. 2016;94:4–12. PMCID: PMC4761538
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    Navis A, Nelson C. Pulling together: Tissue-generated forces that drive lumen morphogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2016;55:139–47. PMCID: PMC4903947
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    Nguyen T, Deshmukh N, Nagarah J, Kramer T, Purohit P, Berry M, McAlpine M. Piezoelectric nanoribbons for monitoring cellular deformations. Nat Nanotechnol. 2012;7(9):587–93. PMID: 22796742
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    Persat A, Nadell C, Kim M, Ingremeau F, Siryaporn A, Drescher K, Wingreen N, Bassler B, Gitai Z, Stone H. The mechanical world of bacteria. Cell. 2015;161(5):988–997. PMCID: PMC4451180
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