Adler, Benjamin J.
Kaushansky, Kenneth
Rubin, Clinton T.
Article History
First Online: 14 October 2014
Competing interests
: C.T.R. declares that he is the Scientific Director of Marodyne Medical and is named as an inventor on several patent applications related to the use of mechanical signals to influence stem cell fate selection, including: “A unique biomechanical treatment for the suppression of diabetes and obesity (PCT/US2007/069,154)”; “Compositions and methods for enhancing the response to pharmaceutical agents and mechanical signals (PCT/US2011/056,289)”; and “Methods of applying physical stimuli to cells (PCT/US2009/035,777)”. The other authors declare no competing interests.