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Published online 10 December 2008 | Nature 456, 696-699 (2008) | doi:10.1038/456696a
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Cell biology: Stretching the imagination
Squash them, pinch them, twist them, pull them — cells react to physical forces, finds Claire Ainsworth.
The lecturer flattened a tangle of sticks and elastic on to the desk. He let go, and the structure pinged back into shape.
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