In Print

Graham Ramsay

From Focus:
Shape-shifting of Cells Gives Body Stretch
How is the ketchup that stubbornly hugs a glass bottle but then gushes in one burst similar to the cells of your body? According to research by Jeffrey Fredberg (left), Xavier Trepat, and colleagues, cells have the same physical properties as mundane materials like ketchup, toothpaste, shaving foam, and mayonnaise—so-called “soft glassy materials” that behave like solids but rapidly fluidize under shear force. A recent paper from Fredberg’s lab demonstrates that cells can also shift from a solid to a liquid form when stretched, an ability that might underlie their astounding physical flexibility.

Upcoming

Harvard Stem Cell Institute Public Forum

Stem Cell Science 101

Speakers:
• George Daley
• Amy Wagers
• Chad Cowan

Tuesday, June 26
6–8 p.m.

Spotlight

Steve Gilbert

Class Day 2007 Gallery
See photos from graduation week on the Quad.

Student Scene

Rachel Eastwood

Physician, Heal Thy Practice
It’s never too early to consider the business side of medicine, says Jason Sanders. He recommends that even recent medical school graduates think about financial issues and ways to make clinical practice more efficient.

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