Professor Deborah Leckband, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Professor Deborah Leckband, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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University of Illinois professor Deborah Leckband led a study that revealed how Velcro-like cellular proteins called cadherins sense tissue mechanics to regulate cell communication and biological tissue growth

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