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Center for Engineering Mechanobiology 2.0: Developing ‘mechanointelligence’
Microscopic view of an individual cell illuminated in bright colors.

The dynamics governing mechanointelligence vary greatly along time- and length-scales, so detailed models of individual cells and their components are necessary to connect the effects of their physical environments to the downstream effects those forces have on biological processes. (Image: Penn Engineering Today)

Center for Engineering Mechanobiology 2.0: Developing ‘mechanointelligence’

The new interdisciplinary Center for Engineering Mechanobiology brings together researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine together with those from across campus and beyond around the concept of “mechanointelligence.”

Evan Lerner

A microscopic worm may shed light on how we perceive gravity
Micrsoscopic view of Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living transparent nematode, about 1 mm in length

Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living transparent roundworm, about 1 mm in length.

A microscopic worm may shed light on how we perceive gravity

C. elegans shares more than half of its genes with humans, allowing genetic studies to give insight into which genes are responsible for similar traits in humans, such as pinpointing molecular pathways responsible for gravitaxis, the ability to move in response to gravity.