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Cells' Responses to Gravity

Posted by michael on from the squeeze-play dept.

scubacuda writes "Science@NASA has an article on how cells respond to gravity in unexpected ways. Cell skeletons ("cytoskeletons") consist of protein molecules arranged into chains very much like Kenneth Snelson's Needletower , a tensegrity (tension gravity) sculpture built in 1969. This tension is what makes red blood cells flat and human endothelial cell filaments' geodesic-domes triangular-shaped."

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  1. aw yeah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bling bling baby.