Cells migrate en masse to generate and renew tissue — but inadequate resolution and incompatible timescales obscure the mechanism behind this migration. A unique approach reveals that stress mediates collective motion by propagating in a wave from the leading edge to the population centre.
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Théry, M. Wave of migration. Nature Phys 8, 583–584 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2374
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