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Georgia Institute of Technology

Cheng Zhu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Caption: Georgia Tech professor Cheng Zhu poses with precision equipment used in the study of “cyclic mechanical reinforcement,” a phenomenon affecting how cells connect to the intracellular matrix.

Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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