EP 58: Early Embryo Development: The Material Physics of Cell Division with Dr. Colm Kelleher

In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Colm Kelleher, a physicist in the Bioinspired Institute at Syracuse University. During cell division, the chromosomes that contain the genetic material must be copied and segregated. Failure to segregate correctly has dire consequences for cell viability and is a common problem during IVF and pre-implantation embryo culture. The spindle apparatus that segregates the chromosomes is comprised of ~1000 distinct types of pr...