Crumbling under Pressure

In order for an organism to maintain its form, it must be able to withstand physical perturbation, including the pull of gravity. A recent study in Nature from Porazinski and colleagues (2015) suggests that mechanisms promoting tissue tension are critical to resist the Earth’s downward pull.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mason, Frank M., Martin, Adam C., Mason, Frank M, Martin, Adam C
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108018
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-494X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8060-2607
Description
Summary:In order for an organism to maintain its form, it must be able to withstand physical perturbation, including the pull of gravity. A recent study in Nature from Porazinski and colleagues (2015) suggests that mechanisms promoting tissue tension are critical to resist the Earth’s downward pull.