Provenzano Lab, University of Minnesota
Cancer cells (shown in green) often align their movement to collagen fibers (shown in white). Understanding how cells move is key to preventing cancer spread throughout the body.
Tranquillo group, University of Minnesota
Human skin cells entrapped in an aligned fibrin gel exhibit contact guidance by orienting themselves along the aligned protein fibers in tissues.
Tranquillo group, University of Minnesota
A University of Minnesota study provides the first proof of a 1982 theory that the mechanical resistance (the stiffness of the fibers) plays a key role in controlling the movement of cells. The discovery could have a major impact on regenerative medicine and cancer research.
New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement
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EXPANDING: Entrance to Blackford Quarry on Quarry Lane in Blackford. Pic: Google Maps A QUARRY near the A303 in Somerset will be able to expand despite an outcry from local residents. Ham & Doulting Stone Company Ltd. applied for permission to extend Blackford Hill quarry, which lies south of the existing dual carriageway between Sparkford and Wincanton. The plans have been met with significant criticism from neighbouring residents, arguing that more than a decade of further “noisy excavation” would damage local businesses. But Somerset County Council has now ruled the expansion can proceed though it has placed restrictions on what work can be carried out at weekends.