Scientists turn toward artificial intelligence for unraveling cell biology

For our cells to proliferate, differentiate or migrate, the nucleus needs the help of its cytoskeleton, the scaffold surrounding the nucleus which provides cells with shape and solid structure. The disruption of this strong coupling, such as the dislocation of the nucleus from its cytoskeleton, is usually a symptom of disease in the body. However, this relationship between the placement of the nucleus and cytoskeleton organization has never been demonstrated before due to the difficulty in being able to mathematically define the intricate design of the cytoskeleton. Using conventional scientific methods, a scientist would need to first determine the parameters needed to define and measure the system that is being studied. This human interpretation of reality allows for the measuring of simple systems using well-known parameters such as size, speed and distance.