1. Making the paper: Julie Theriot.
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BIOCHEMISTS , *CELL morphology , *MORPHOLOGY , *EUKARYOTIC cells , *ACTOMYOSIN , *LIFE sciences , *MATHEMATICAL ability , *RESEARCH teams , *RESEARCH institutes - Abstract
The article presents the work of biochemist Julie Theriot and her research team in combining a large-scale study using microscopy with mathematical modelling. Her group is determined by an interplay between membrane tension and the distribution of actin filaments for certain cell types, shape and thus movement. Theriot explains that for those eukaryotic cells that do not have a cell wall, shape is intrinsically connected to the inner mechanics that facilitate cell movement. Theriot embraces the applied mathematics involved in the work as she mentioned the whole reason for her existence is to make cell biology a more quantitative science.
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- 2008
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