Physical parameters such as tissue interplay forces, luminal pressure, fluid flow,
temperature, and electric fields are crucial regulators of embryonic morphogenesis. While …

Currently, in the field of interdisciplinary work in biology, there has been a significant push
by the soft robotic community to understand the motion and maneuverability of hydrostats …

Orientational order, encoded in anisotropic fields, plays an important role during the
development of an organism. A striking example of this is the freshwater polyp Hydra, where …

Animals are typically composed of hundreds of different cell types, yet mechanisms
underlying the emergence of new cell types remain unclear. Here we address the origin and …

A hallmark of animals is the coordination of whole-body movement. Neurons and muscles
are central to this, yet coordinated movements also exist in sponges that lack these cell …

The importance of physical forces in the morphogenesis, homeostatic function, and
pathological dysfunction of multicellular tissues is being increasingly characterized, both …

Living organisms have the ability to self-shape into complex structures appropriate for their
function. The genetic and molecular mechanisms that enable cells to do this have been …

Several important questions in biology require non-invasive and three-dimensional imaging
techniques with an appropriate spatiotemporal resolution that permits live organisms to …

The formation of a new head during Hydra regeneration involves the establishment of a
head organizer that functions as a signaling center and contains an aster-shaped …

Tissue deformation mediated by collective cell contractility is a signature characteristic of
animals. In most animals, fast and reversible contractions of muscle cells mediate behavior …