Tissue 'tipping points': How cells collectively switch from healthy to disease states

Cells convert mechanical forces into signals that influence physiological processes, such as exercise strengthening bones. A ...

Engineered E. coli use direct, cell-to-cell contact to grow into new structures

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.