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SUMMARY:Physics of Morphogenesis
DTSTART:20191111T161500
DTEND:20191111T171500
DTSTAMP:20260407T034006Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Boris Shraiman\, University of California\, Santa Barbar
 a\nUnderstanding how a genetically encoded program of development defines 
 the physical form of a multicellular organism is one of the fundamental pr
 oblems of biology. Remarkably\, thanks to the great advances in developmen
 tal biology\, we now find ourselves in the situation where we know more ab
 out developmental genes than about the physical processes involved in shap
 ing the tissues. Here\, Developmental Biology meets the emerging field of 
 Living Matter Physics. This talk will review the physical phenomena involv
 ed in morphogenesis and provide some examples of physics ideas\, quantitat
 ive models and tools that are being used to describe cell and tissue mecha
 nics that underlies morphogenesis. Combination of quantitative experiments
  with mathematical models helps to uncover hidden simplicity in biological
  processes. On the flip side\, the study of mechanics of morphogenesis enr
 iches Physics with new concepts\, models and challenges.
LOCATION:CE 1 3 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%203
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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