Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

mpi-cbg.de

20 October 2026 14:21

We hosted together with @poldresden.bsky.social a course for the Physical Biology of the Cell, Oct 5-9. The course was held by two leading biophysicists: Rob Phillips @caltech.edu, and Jane Kondev @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

mpipks.bsky.social

14 October 2026 07:56

From Reaching Walls to Accumulating at Them, a Dual View of Active Particles: work by researchers @mpipks.bsky.social now #published @apsjournals.aps.org @physrevlett.aps.org! doi.org/10.1103/g83n-r4hs @csbdresden.bsky.social @poldresden.bsky.social

Ricard Alert Zenón

ricardalert.bsky.social

05 October 2026 17:06

Jaime Espina @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social imaged clusters of frog neural crest cells performing durotaxis in vitro. We realized that the clusters have an asymmetric shape: They are thicker at the back and thinner at the front.

Ricard Alert Zenón

ricardalert.bsky.social

05 October 2026 17:06

New preprint! Migrating cell clusters have an asymmetric shape, with higher contact angle at the rear and lower at the front. We explained it by treating the tissue as an active droplet driven by asymmetric tractions! arxiv.org/abs/2610.03536

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

mpi-cbg.de

21 September 2026 12:57

We presented a film by Carolyn Kirschner on 15.09. @mpi-cbg.de, created with @mpi-cbg.de, @beckergroup.bsky.social, @ritamateus.bsky.social @mosaicgroup.bsky.social @poldresden.bsky.social. The film explores the significance of zebrafish. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...