Grow organoids faster by squeezing them

MIT engineers have found that compressing different cells in hydrogel causes them to differentiate and grow faster.  “Squeezing acts to wring water out of a cell. With less water to swim in, proteins and other cell constituents are packed closer together. And when certain proteins are brought in close proximity, they can trigger cell signaling and activate genes within the cell.”   MORE

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