Biomechanical Models of Cells during C. elegans Embryogenesis KU Leuven
The nematode C. elegans is widely used as a model organism to study embryonic development with the prospect to uncover conserved developmental mechanisms common to various animals. In spite of intensive research in this area, many observed cellular behaviors remain poorly explained, such as the reliable and nearly invariant cellular motions: How do cells find their correct positions in the embryo? Which positional cues do the cells follow? ...