Hydra are small, invertebrate, predatory animals that live in water. They're tubular, radially symmetric and up to 10 mm long ...

Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial energy production and actomyosin contractility were also found to drive the process. Between 6 and 9 hours after triggering initial ovulation, gene expression ...

Cellular forces sculpt organisms during development, while misregulation of cellular mechanics can promote disease. Here, we investigate how the actomyosin scaffold protein anillin contributes to ...

In this study, we combine thin-film active chiral fluid theory with experimental analysis of the C. elegans embryo to show that the actomyosin cortex generates active chiral torques to facilitate ...