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Modeling symmetry breaking in actin networks
Mathematical Biology| Speaker: | Alex Mogilner, NPB and Math, UCD |
| Location: | 3106 MSB |
| Start time: | Mon, Apr 9 2007, 4:10PM |
Description
I will discuss mathematical and computational
models of two fascinating cell biological phenomena:
1) stationary disc-shapes cell becoming crescent-
shaped and starting to move, and
2) bacteria surrounded by a spherical growing gel
'break through' the gel and starting to move