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Javier Buceta, associate professor of bioengineering and also of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was one of the researchers that discovered the scutoid, a geometric shape adopted by epithelial cells that enables the cells to minimize energy use and maximize packing stability during tissue bending.

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Javier Buceta, associate professor of bioengineering and also of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was one of the researchers that discovered the scutoid, a geometric shape adopted by epithelial cells that enables the cells to minimize energy use and maximize packing stability during tissue bending.

Stephanie Veto photography

Javier Buceta, associate professor of bioengineering and also of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was one of the researchers that discovered the scutoid, a geometric shape adopted by epithelial cells that enables the cells to minimize energy use and maximize packing stability during tissue bending.

Stephanie Veto photography