A landmark of developmental biology is the production of reproducible shapes, through
stereotyped morphogenetic events. At the cell level, growth is often highly heterogeneous, …

The way in which interactions between mechanics and biochemistry lead to the emergence
of complex cell and tissue organization is an old question that has recently attracted …

Cell migration is important for the function of many eukaryotic cells. Recently the nucleus has
been shown to play an important role in cell motility. After giving an overview of cell motility …

Mechanical signals have recently emerged as a major cue in plant morphogenesis, notably
influencing cytoskeleton organization, gene expression, protein polarity, or cell division. …

Extracellular matrices contain fibril-like polymers often organized in parallel arrays.
Although their role in morphogenesis has been long recognized, it remains unclear how the …

The cell wall (CW) is a thin and rigid layer encasing the membrane of all plant and fungal
cells. It ensures mechanical integrity by bearing mechanical stresses derived from large …

When a Brownian object interacts with noninteracting gas particles under nonequilibrium
conditions, energy dissipation associated with Brownian motion causes an additional force on …

Morphogenesis often yields organs with robust size and shapes, whereas cell growth and
deformation feature significant spatiotemporal variability. Here, we investigate whether tissue …

The growth and division of cells in plant leaves is highly dynamic in time and space, all while
the cells cannot move relative to their neighbors. Given these constraints, models predict …

A drop of moderate size deposited inside a circular hydraulic jump remains trapped at the
shock front and does not coalesce with the liquid flowing across the jump. For a small …