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Continuous tensional integrity in the actin cytoskeleton within, and between, living cells.

A fluorescence microscopic image shows the retinal vascular network of the newborn mouse, which has been slowed in its development by genetically manipulating this mechanosensitive transcriptional control system.

Angiogenesis -- the growth of blood capillaries -- is critical for normal development, and leads to many diseases, including blindness, when deregulated.

Targeted drug delivery

Alginate polymer scaffold used for tissue engineering and drug delivery.