How cells pull together: Theoretical study reveals a hidden source of attraction

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- Imagine two people standing on a stretchy sheet. When one pulls, the other feels the fabric move and responds with a pull of their own. Each adjustment changes what the other feels. Something similar happens between living cells. They tug on the material around them, sense the stretching caused by…