Editorial: Forces in Biology - Cell and Developmental Mechanobiology and Its Implications in Disease

Selwin K Wu^{1

2}, Guillermo A Gomez³, Samantha J Stehbens⁴, Michael Smutny⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
² Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States.
³ Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁴ Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine Division, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology & Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.

Editorial

Selwin K Wu et al. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 30:8:598179.

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.598179. eCollection 2020.

Selwin K Wu^{1

2}, Guillermo A Gomez³, Samantha J Stehbens⁴, Michael Smutny⁵

¹ Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
² Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States.
³ Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁴ Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine Division, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology & Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.

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Keywords: bone; cardiovascular; cell biology; developmental biology; mechanobiology; neuroscience; signaling; stem cells.

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Editorial on the Research Topic Forces in Biology - Cell and Developmental Mechanobiology and Its Implications in Disease

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