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CELL DIVISION

The push for a place in the crowd

Nature Physics volume 14, pages 533–534 (2018)Cite this article

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Cells change shape and volume when they divide — not a simple task, especially when they are confined by surrounding tissue. Experiments now reveal that hydrostatic pressure changes generate the pushing forces that cells need to create space for division.

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Fig. 1: Mechanisms to generate pushing forces.

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    Jacob Notbohm

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