Mechanosensitivity

Mechanosensitivity As this is one of the points around which Fleury’s rhetoric articulate I think it will be helpful to have a central post on the subject to link to. Mechanosensitivity is just another cellular property. Genetically specified as every other one. Proteic effectors of mechanosensitivity are encoded in the genome and their function is [...]

Abstract The origin of tetrapods is a c…

Abstract   The origin of tetrapods is a complex question that webs together genetic, paleontological, developmental and physical facts.  A very interesting question of evolutionary biology indeed, mobilizing the efforts of many.   Basically, the development of embryos is described by a complex mix of mechanical movements and biochemical inductions of genetic origin.  It is [...]

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