A new model shows that cell junctions in epithelial tissue can adjust their tension when contracting and extending, stabilizing vertices where many cells touch–a crucial step for decoding complex but common topological transitions in biological tissues. go.aps.org/3RiBk6T

A dynamical model captures how cells swap places with their neighbors in epithelial tissues, explaining observed phase transitions and cellular architectures. Story by Rachel Berkowitz. physics.aps.org/articles/v16/s…

We introduce the Energy Allocation Theory, a theoretical framework for understanding the regulation of energy uptake and allocation in living organisms. In this preprint, we apply this model to describe bacterial growth control in and out of steady-state. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Thrilled to share our new paper with Josiah Kratz CPCB CMU Physics where we show how prior exposure to antibiotic stress makes bacteria more resilient to future stress.

#ICYMI: Stressed bacteria might opt to prioritize strategies like overexpressing stress response genes rather than focusing on maximizing growth as a bet to enhance survival against future antibiotic exposure. Read more: go.aps.org/3UTXmis

Excited to share new preprint with Huaiying Zhang where we investigate the roles of condensate material properties and chromatin heterogeneity on the ripening dynamics of biomolecular condensates in the cell nucleus.

Hello, my absolutely lovely membrane peeps! Would you maybe, pretty-please, let me proudly steer you to a MINI-REVIEW I recently wrote? It’s on asymmetric membranes in general, and differential stress in particular—subjects that I am massively interested in right now! 1/26

Now published online: nature.com/articles/s4200…

Shiladitya Banerjee CMU Mellon College of Science This paper develops a a quantitative model for asymmetric cell division and size partitioning in bacteria based on differential growth of daughter cell compartments life-science-alliance.org/content/7/8/e2…

Have a look at the latest #OpenAccess paper from Shiladitya Banerjee's lab Shiladitya Banerjee Carnegie Mellon University in #CYTOSKELETON Cytoskeleton Journal Growth-induced collective bending and kinetic trapping of cytoskeletal filaments onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #Cell #CellBiology #research

Also follow live lectures of BSS2024 here: youtube.com/@bssphysicssch…

The lecture notes on "Chemically Active Droplets" are now available on arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2407.09859. Thanks again for the amazing Boulder Summer School students and the organizers Andela Saric, Gardel Lab, Shiladitya Banerjee, and Laboratory of Soft and Living Materials!

A great week at the 2024 Boulder Summer School on Self-Organizing Matter is ending. Many thanks to all students for being such an amazing crowd. And to Shiladitya Banerjee, Gardel Lab, Laboratory of Soft and Living Materials and Andela Saric for organizing👍👍👍

Are cytokinetic furrows made of contractile waves? Check out our feature bit.ly/3Y7YMHM Current Biology and the original paper from Amy Shaub Maddox Shiladitya Banerjee labs sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The 2024 Boulder Summer School for Condensed Matter Physics took place from July 1-26. Students gathered to learn from experts about the latest research in “Self-Organizing Matter: From Inanimate to Animate.” Here are their key takeaways💡

Thank you for the cover deb sankar

This is a great paper from Mike staddon, with an accompanying synopsis in Physics Magazine. Phys. Rev. E 110, 034402 (2024) - How the zebra got its stripes: Curvature-dependent diffusion orients Turing patterns on three-dimensional surfaces journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/1…

Work from postdoc Xinzhi Li and graduate student Ani Datta: Proliferation symmetry breaking in growing tissues biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Here they propose a mechanism for generating anisotropic tissue growth via self-organized mechanical feedback.