The Rhizoclosmatium globosum genome encodes three rhodopsin-guanylyl cyclases
(RGCs), which are predicted to facilitate visual orientation of the fungal zoospores. Here, we …

We perform numerical simulations of isolated, partially active polymers, driven out-of-
equilibrium by a fraction of their monomers. We show that, if the active beads are all …

Fundamental limits of cellular deformations, such as hyperextension of a living cell, remain
poorly understood. Here, we describe how the single-celled protist Lacrymaria olor, a 40 …

Thermodynamic behavior of polymer chains out of equilibrium is a fundamental problem in
both polymer physics and biological physics. By using molecular dynamics simulation, we …

Living systems, from single cells to higher vertebrates, receive a continuous stream of non-
stationary inputs that they sense, for eg via cell surface receptors or sensory organs. By …

Macromolecules can gain special properties by adopting knotted conformations, but
engineering knotted macromolecules is a challenging task. Here we surprisingly observed …

Eukaryotic cells undergo dramatic morphological changes during cell division, phagocytosis
and motility. Fundamental limits of cellular morphodynamics such as how fast or how much …