Physically Natural Sciences

How do cells self-organize into a living organism?

At the Physics of Life Cluster of Excellence at TU Dresden
experts from the fields of physics, biology and computer science are working together to understand life from the physics point of view. According to which physical principles do cells arrange themselves in the body? How do cells "communicate" with each other to form organs? Why does the heart beat on the left side and how do the laws of physics influence our DNA?

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Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)

Exzellenzcluster Physik des Lebens // Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life
Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik (MPI-CBG)
2. und 4. etage
Pfotenhauerstraße 108
01307 Dresden (Dresdner Süden)

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At the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life at TU Dresden experts from physics, biology and computer science jointly investigate to understand life down to its smallest components. According to which principles do cells arrange themselves in the body? How do cells "communicate" with each other to form organs? Why does the heart beat on the left side and how do the laws of physics influence our DNA?

Information on the event format

Experiment Presentation Exhibition Quiz Participate and do it yourself Suitable for children

Stations

Pfotenhauerstr.

62 (bus)
64 (bus)

Königsheimplatz

6 (tram)

Johannstadt

62 (bus)

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