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SUMMARY:From active surfaces to evo-devo-mechanobiology - Guillaume Salbre
 ux\, University of Geneva\, Switzerland 
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CONTACT:Marta Urbanska
DESCRIPTION:Morphogenesis of biological systems relies on mechanical force
 s at the mesoscopic\, supracellular level to establish shape. Here I will 
 discuss the physical theory of nematic active surfaces\, which describes t
 ensions and bending moments arising in active materials such as biological
  epithelia. I will then discuss how leveraging this theory can allow us to
  understand the integration of mechanical modules during development\, and
  how these mechanical modules can vary across species\, using the examples
  of comparison of development of cnidarians. I will introduce the concept 
 of « mechanical redundancy »\, showing that several mechanical modules c
 an have similar effect on shape determination. 
LOCATION:in person at Sainsbury Laboratory and online
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