Morphogenesis has a memory problem. A tissue must form reproducible shape while remaining robust to noise arising across scales. How does the target geometry survive? New work led by Nico Romeo, with @davidbruckner.bsky.social: arxiv.org/abs/2607.23907

Growth and remodeling control shape memory in morphogenetic rods

Mechanical instabilities provide a general design principle for shaping developing organs and engineering soft materials. However, in slender structures, simple elastic buckling tends to erase rather ...

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New 📄 🚨! #CellBio is teeming with simulations comprising an extraordinarily high number of components. We argue that model complexity will not automatically lead to a better understanding of biological systems & discuss how modeling practices could be repurposed: arxiv.org/abs/2608.06998 #philsci

Simulating is not always understanding: When model complexity obscures biology

In cell biology, computational models of biological systems range from minimal representations with a handful of parameters to whole-cell simulations tracking thousands of molecular species across a c...

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I am thrilled to share my PhD work with @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social @embl.org: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... A fun collaboration with Bernat Corominas-Murtra, Adrián Aguirre-Tamaral, @bart-smeets.bsky.social , Jef Vanghel and Tom Belpaire! Read the story in the comments below ⤵️

Our paper is out in Nature Communications! We combine two-photon microscopy and active foam modeling to show how cell-scale mechanics control the viscoelasticity and fusion of tissue spheroids, linking single-cell behavior to tissue-level properties. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ActiveMatter

Active foam dynamics of tissue spheroid fusion - Nature Communications

Combining microscopy and modeling, the authors reveal that tissue fluidity, driven by active cell motion and interfacial tension, governs how living spheroids merge into larger structures.

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Consider submitting an abstract for CellMech 2025. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended. We have an amazing line-up of invited speakers and I am sure you will have a good time in Leuven!

CellMech2025@cellmech2025.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 📈 Exciting news! 😰 Did you run out of time to submit an abstract?? Are you still waiting for your PI´s feedback on your abstract?? Guess what!? Yes! We´ve extended the abstract submission deadline for CellMech 2025, until March 16!! Hurry up!! 👉

Hi to you all here on Bluesky! I'm interesting to interact with you all on science and bio-engineering, and hopefully discover a vibrant mechanobiology community!