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Active phase separation by turning toward regions of higher density
Jie Zhang, Ricard Alert, Jing Yan +2
Studies of active matter, from molecular assemblies to animal groups, have revealed two broad classes of behavior: a tendency to align yields orientational order and collective mot…
Role of Substrate Stiffness in Tissue Spreading: Wetting Transition and Tissue Durotaxis
Ricard Alert, Jaume Casademunt
Living tissues undergo wetting transitions: On a surface, they can either form a droplet-like cell aggregate or spread as a monolayer of migrating cells. Tissue wetting depends not…
Topological defects promote layer formation in Myxococcus xanthus colonies
Katherine Copenhagen, Ricard Alert, Ned S. Wingreen +1
The soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus lives in densely packed groups that form dynamic three-dimensional patterns in response to environmental changes, such as droplet-like fruitin…