Biomechanics

Principles of self-organization and load adaptation by the actin cytoskeleton during clathrin-mediated endocytosis

Submitted by Matthew-Akamatsu on Wed, Oct 6, 2021

Akamatsu M, Vasan R, Serwas D, Ferrin MA, Rangamani P, Drubin DG.  2020.  Principles of self-organization and load adaptation by the actin cytoskeleton during clathrin-mediated endocytosis. eLife. 9

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A mechanical model reveals that non-axisymmetric buckling lowers the energy barrier associated with membrane neck constriction

Submitted by Matthew-Akamatsu on Wed, Oct 6, 2021

Vasan R, Rudraraju S, Akamatsu M, Garikipati K, Rangamani P.  2020.  A mechanical model reveals that non-axisymmetric buckling lowers the energy barrier associated with membrane neck constriction. Soft matter. 16:784–797.

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Intracellular Membrane Trafficking: Modeling Local Movements in Cells

Submitted by Matthew-Akamatsu on Wed, Oct 6, 2021

Vasan R, Akamatsu M, Schöneberg J, Rangamani P.  2018.  Intracellular Membrane Trafficking: Modeling Local Movements in Cells. Cell Movement. 1788:259–301.

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The balance hypothesis for the avian lumbosacral organ and an exploration of its morphological variation

Submitted by David J.-Perkel on Tue, Sep 28, 2021

Stanchak KE, French C, Perkel DJ, Brunton BW.  2020.  The balance hypothesis for the avian lumbosacral organ and an exploration of its morphological variation. Integrative Organismal Biology. 2:obaa024.

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Sharlene Santana and Jeffrey Riffell in UW News on new research about role of scent compounds in the coevolution of bats and pepper plants

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Locomotion and Energetics of Divergent Foraging Strategies in Hummingbirds: A Review

Submitted by Alyssa-Sargent on Mon, Aug 16, 2021

Sargent AJ, Groom DJE, Rico-Guevara A.  2021.  Locomotion and Energetics of Divergent Foraging Strategies in Hummingbirds: A Review. Integrative and Comparative Biology.

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Emily Carrington authored opinion piece in The Guardian on the effects of the heat dome on sealife

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Adam Summers in UW News on new 3D images of shark intestines

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Julie Theriot joins the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021

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Alejandro Rico-Guevara interviewed in Every Little Thing podcast & new paper published in Science

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