From static to animated: Measuring mechanical forces in tissues.
Celeste M NelsonPublished in: The Journal of cell biology (2016)
Cells are physical objects that exert mechanical forces on their surroundings as they migrate and take their places within tissues. New techniques are now poised to enable the measurement of cell-generated mechanical forces in intact tissues in vivo, which will illuminate the secret dynamic lives of cells and change our current perception of cell biology.