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Alba Diz-Muñoz1, Orion D Weiner2, Daniel A Fletcher3,4,5
1Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nature Physics
|April 23, 2019
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Robust and responsive, the surface of a cell is as important as its interior when it comes to mechanically regulating form and function. New techniques are shedding light on this role, and a common language to describe its properties is now needed.
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