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Cell biology: Sensing tension

Measuring the tension forces at specific sites in living cells is technically challenging. Now, a fluorescent biosensor protein can be used to characterize dynamic local changes in tension in migrating cells.

Kenneth M. Yamada | Andrew D. Doyle

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