tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194190.post5615171238947208030..comments2024-03-28T05:53:19.604-05:00Comments on It's the Rheo Thing: The World's Smallest Rheologist?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412324900423436763noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194190.post-2072721886124510722010-05-16T20:51:09.156-05:002010-05-16T20:51:09.156-05:00Stiffness is a relative concept depending on the t...Stiffness is a relative concept depending on the timescale of the observer. <br /><br />The relaxation time of the whole cell is much slower than the relaxation time of the biochemical reactions inside it. What's stiff for a reaction is probably rather soft for the cell as a whole.Andrew Sunhttp://xiangge.andrewsun.netnoreply@blogger.com