Migrating cells are capable of actively opposing external forces. A study of the polymers that mediate cell motility indicates that they effect this response by branching where bent under force.
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Carlsson, A. Forced to branch out. Nature Phys 8, 259–260 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2285
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