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Mechanical forces shape the developing brain 🧠💥 Compression from high cell density doesn’t just squeeze cells - it compromises mitotic fidelity! New preprint on how mechanics impact neural development from Veronique Marthiens & co-authors @institutcurie.bsky.social @cbitoulouse.bsky.social 🧠🔧👇

bioRxiv Cell Biology@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · last yr.

Brain biomechanics governs mitotic fidelity of embryonic neural progenitors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.31.667957v1

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