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physics.bio-ph2018
Computation of a Theoretical Membrane Phase Diagram, and the Role of Phase in Lipid Raft-Mediated Protein Organization
Eshan D. Mitra, Samuel C. Whitehead, David Holowka +2
Lipid phase heterogeneity in the plasma membrane is thought to be crucial for many aspects of cell signaling, but the physical basis of participating membrane domains such as "lipi…
physics.bio-ph2015
Pitch Perfect: How Fruit Flies Control their Body Pitch Angle
Samuel C. Whitehead, Tsevi Beatus, Luca Canale +1
Flapping insect flight is a complex and beautiful phenomenon that relies on fast, active control mechanisms to counter aerodynamic instability. To directly investigate how freely-f…