Prerequisites for the Formation of Modern Mechanobiology

The formation of a whole body requires the coordination of many processes at different levels of organization of the living matter. Most modern biologists adhere to the concept of genetic determinism, according to which the features of organisms are encoded in their genes. It remains an open questio...

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Published in:Paleontological journal 2023-12, Vol.57 (11), p.1246-1256
Main Author: Ermakov, A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body organs
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Embryonic development
Forces (mechanics)
Genes
Mechanical properties
Paleontology
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Summary:The formation of a whole body requires the coordination of many processes at different levels of organization of the living matter. Most modern biologists adhere to the concept of genetic determinism, according to which the features of organisms are encoded in their genes. It remains an open question how the products of genes create a whole body and keep it alive. In the 1970s and 1980s, several research groups independently suggested that mechanical forces and stresses can integrate parts of the body into a whole system. At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, it became clear that the mechanical properties of organs and tissues can influence the implementation of information encoded in genes.
ISSN:0031-0301
1555-6174
DOI:10.1134/S0031030123110047