Carnegie Mellon physicists confirm mechanics of cell membrane shape changes
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Kirsten Heuring
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Carnegie Mellon University physicists, led by rising senior Lucy Knox, have used a combination of experiments and mathematical modeling to confirm the physical mechanics behind how cell membranes move and change shape. The research focuses on the physical properties of phospholipid membranes—molecules with water-attracting heads and water-repelling tails that naturally arrange into bilayer structures—and how these properties drive cellular motion and deformation.
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· 1 pulledWe focused very directly on the physical properties of the membrane and how they emerge
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