Scott Siechen and Taher Saif, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Scott Siechen and Taher Saif, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Illinois doctoral student Scott Siechen (left), mechanical science and engineering professor Taher Saif and their colleagues found that tension in axons is required for proper neuron signaling.

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