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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Illustration of mechanosensors and mechanosignaling in endothelial cells that line our blood vessels. Atop the cell is the tree-like HEG1 protein, which appears to act as a critical blood flow sensor in arteries. When blood flow is disturbed, this molecule could be a key to turning on inflammatory signals, a critical step toward atherosclerosis. Hanjoong Jo is leading a new National Institutes of Health-funded project to investigate the functioning of this interesting protein. (Image Courtesy: Hanjoong Jo)
