Experiment with contraction triggered by an optical stimulus of a cell (red) in tissues – results shown with force sensors (top) and then what happens when they are genetically turned off (bottom). (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Experiment with contraction triggered by an optical stimulus of a cell (red) in tissues – results shown with force sensors (top) and then what happens when they are genetically turned off (bottom).

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Experiment with contraction triggered by an optical stimulus of a cell (red) in tissues – results shown with force sensors (top) and then what happens when they are genetically turned off (bottom). The results showed that with force sensors, the surrounding cells contract more strongly than without. Scale bar: 0.001 Millimeter

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P. Richa, M. Häring et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.066

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