The cells and tissues that make up our body manage contradictory mechanical demands. It
is crucial for their survival to be able to withstand large mechanical loads, but it is equally …

Eukaryotic cells face the challenging task of transporting a variety of particles through the
complex intracellular milieu in order to deliver, distribute, and mix the many components that …

The name active matter refers to any collection of entities that individually use free energy to
generate their own motion and forces. Through interactions, active particles spontaneously …

Despite the constant renewal of their components, cellular actin networks maintain their
overall appearance, through a subtle balance of filament assembly and disassembly. This …

Cell migration in confined environments is fundamental for diverse biological processes
from cancer invasion to leukocyte trafficking. The cell body is propelled by the contractile …

In living systems, irreversible, yet stochastic, molecular interactions form multiscale
structures (such as cytoskeletal networks), which mediate processes (such as cytokinesis …

Biological processes are characterized by dynamic and elaborate temporal patterns driven
by the interplay of genes, proteins, and cellular components that are crucial for adaptation to …

The cell-free molecular synthesis of biochemical systems is a rapidly growing field of
research. Advances in the Human Genome Project, DNA synthesis, and other technologies …

The cytoskeleton of a cell controls all the aspects of cell shape changes and motility from its
physiological functions for survival to reproduction to death. The structure and dynamics of …

Intracellular organization is largely mediated by actin turnover. Cellular actin networks
continuously assemble and disassemble, while maintaining their overall appearance. This …