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How Much Does a Single Cell Weigh? The Brilliant Physics Trick of Weighing Something Less Than a Trillionth of a Gram

It sounds like a strange question, but to biologists it makes all the sense in the world. Yeast cells tip the scales at about ...
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How much does 1 cell weigh? Trick to weigh 3.5e-14 oz

Weighing a single living cell sounds like a party trick, yet the numbers involved are so small that they push the limits of ...
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Meet Stephen Quake: The Scientist Who Treats Biology like Physics and Turned Life Into Data

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.
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Nature Physics: Zebra Fish Embryos Use Geometry to Shape Life

Home > Press release: Nature Physics: Zebra Fish Embryos Use ...