@yashunsky.bsky.socialFrom swarming bacteria to tissue cells, living matter breaks classic physical rules of motion, BGU study finds | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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@yashunsky.bsky.socialOur @natphys.nature.com paper is now out!
We find that defect creation & annihilation in bacteria and cells collectives spontaneously break mirror symmetry—unpredicted by active nematic theory.
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