A new model describes the coordination of beating cilia allowing to predict their functional behavior. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS) analyzed ...

Cilia are filamentous, hair-like structures that can be found on nearly all cells of the human body. Depending on the tissue, they fulfill a plethora of essential tasks, such as the transport of mucus ...

Researchers know about many of cilia's roles, but not exactly how they beat in the first place. A new mathematical model aims to uncover the secret to cilia's beating motions.

The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts—conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC Viterbi School of Engineering has made a habit ...

Border regions can cause cilia to coordinate their motion creating a unidirectional wave that is essential for biological functions. Scientists proposed a new model describing this synchronized ...

Cilia depend on their highly differentiated structure, a 9 + 2 arrangement, ... Therefore, there is a clear need for cell lines that model the motile cilia.

The cells, genetically edited using CRISPR, also model ciliopathy phenotypes. In addition, human tissues and organoids derived from these cilia-free stem cells manifested ciliopathy-like symptoms.

In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia can act as sensors of the cell's environment and can send and receive signals.

Artificial cilia spur new thinking in nanotechnology One step closer to learning how cilia movement is coordinated. July 26, 2011. ... the experiments described by Sanchez and colleagues could serve ...