The hydrodynamic torque dipole from rotary bacterial flagella powers symmetric discs
Bacteria are torque dipoles and swim in circles As our observations were performed near the bottom of a…
Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time
A ‘cryosleep pod’ in the 1979 science-fiction film Alien.Credit: 20TH CENTURY FOX via AJ Pics/Alamy A familiar trope…
How fast does a protein fold? Real-time technique captures the moment
It can take less than a microsecond for proteins (artist’s impression) to fold into their 3D shapes.Credit: Christoph…
Why ‘quantum proteins’ could be the next big thing in biology
Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For…
Patterned invagination prevents mechanical instability during gastrulation
Drosophila stocks and genetic crossings To generate fluorescent cephalic furrow mutants, we performed genetic crosses using the loss-of-function…
Functional regimes define soil microbiome response to environmental change
Sample collection, site description and soil characterization Twenty topsoils were sampled across a range of pH values (4.7–8.32)…
Topological dynamics of rapid non-planar gaits in slithering snakes
Gray, J. Animal Locomotion (Norton,1968). Marvi, H., Bridges, J. & Hu, D. Snakes mimic earthworms: propulsion using rectilinear…