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Embryos get shape through mechanical interaction between cells

During embryonic development, cells do not only communicate through chemical signals, but also through mechanical forces between the cells. Researchers of CWI and Cornell University in Ithaca (USA) have successfully reproduced the …

CWI researchers in European RETHINK big project

Every two days, we create the equivalent of all the data generated throughout human history up until 2003. The intelligent use of this data shows enormous potential for generating new knowledge and …

Roeland Merks appointed professor at Leiden University

As of January 15, 2014, Roeland Merks of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam was appointed Professor Multiscale Mathematical Biology at the Mathematical Institute in Leiden.

Researchers develop model for hollowing of blood vessels

Researchers Sonja Boas and Roeland Merks from the Life Sciences group at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam, have developed a new computational model that simulates the hollowing of blood …

Vidi grant for Alexander Schönhuth and Matthias Christandl

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to Alexander Schönhuth and Matthias Christandl.

Inken Wohlers defends thesis on protein structure comparison

CWI simulates brain activity on video cards

Neuroinformaticists of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam managed to simulate complex brain activity on simple video cards. The simulated brain contains 50,000 neurons communicating with 35 million signals per second. …

CWI builds online application for protein comparison

Researchers of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam have developed a new method to compare proteins. This enables biologists to discover the function of new proteins more efficiently.