Excited to share our new publication on the mechanics of cranial neural tube closure. A really enjoyable and fruitful collaboration bridging Developmental Biology and biophysical modelling. Take a look here!
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Pérez-Verdugo et al. show that hindbrain neuropore closure is driven by surface ectoderm
actomyosin purse-string tension and active migration. These forces create reproducible
patterns of cell elongat...
