M Shane Hutson and Xiaoyan Ma 2008 Phys. Biol. 5 015001 doi:10.1088/1478-3975/5/1/015001
Mechanical aspects of developmental biology: perspectives On Growth and Form in the (post)-genomic age
M Shane Hutson and Xiaoyan Ma
Show affiliationsSimple experiments demonstrate that the development of an organism is both a genetic and a physical process. This statement is so obvious that it is seldom stated explicitly, and yet, there has been little progress toward integrating what should be complementary viewpoints. This paper focuses on the mechanical aspects of morphogenesis—highlighting those areas where mechanics and molecular genetics are converging toward a much-needed synthesis.
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87.19.R- Mechanical and electrical properties of tissues and organs
87.18.Hf Spatiotemporal pattern formation in cellular populations
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Issue 1 (March 2008)
Received 25 February 2008, accepted for publication 14 March 2008
Published 9 April 2008
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Mechanical aspects of developmental biology: perspectives On Growth and Form in the (post)-genomic age
M Shane Hutson and Xiaoyan Ma 2008 Phys. Biol. 5 015001
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