An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

Rhythmic patterns and precise motions are key elements of proper swimming, and comparable demonstrations of this pattern repetition and power usage can be seen in a microscopic swimmer -- the amoeboid ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Cells crawl by coupling protrusion of their leading edge with retraction of their cell body. Protrusion is generated by the polymerization and ...

New research uncovers the mechanics behind the skillful movement of the shelled amoeba ArcellaAn international team of researchers led by Hokkaido ...

Researchers have developed a particularly simple model that reproduces the swimming mechanism of amoebas. They show that, by changing shape, these single cell organisms propel themselves forward in a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Invasive tumor dissemination in vitro and in vivo involves the proteolytic degradation of ECM barriers. This process, however, is only ...

The Rho family of small GTPases is known to be important for the regulation of cell motility. A recent paper by Chris Marshall and colleagues published in Cell has shown that differential activation ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2017 -- Rhythmic patterns and precise motions -- these are key elements of proper swimming. Olympians demonstrate repeated patterns of breathing, with synchronized head, ...