Surface Tension Drives Segregation Within Cell Mixtures

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 10:49 in Biology & Nature

What does a mixture of two different kinds of cells have in common with a mixture of oil and water? The same basic force causes both mixtures to separate into two distinct regions. That is the conclusion of a new 3-D computer model of the cell sorting process.

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