During the early stages of life, organs do not just appear in their final form. They take shape through a process of controlled bending, twisting, and folding. These changes help cells organize into ...

Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven by forces generated by their own cells. One of the major challenges in bioengineering is harnessing this natural ...

From left to right: Xavier Trepat, Pau Guillamat and Marino Arroyo. Xavier Trepat is an ICREA Research Professor at IBEC, principal investigator of the Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics group, and ...

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)Aug 9 2024 Reviewed A key question that remains in biology and biophysics is how three-dimensional tissue shapes emerge during ...