Cilia and flagella are fundamental units of motion in cellular biology. These beating, hair-like
organelles share a common basic structure but maintain widely varying functions in systems …

The physical state of embryonic tissues emerges from non-equilibrium, collective
interactions among constituent cells. Cellular jamming, rigidity transitions and characteristics …

The diversity of multicellular organisms is, in large part, due to the fact that multicellularity
has independently evolved many times. Nonetheless, multicellular organisms all share a …

We develop a minimal model to describe growing dense active matter such as biological
tissues, bacterial colonies, and biofilms, which are driven by a competition between particle …

Answers to mechanistic questions about biological phenomena require fluency in a variety
of molecular biology techniques and physical concepts. Here, we present an …

Epithelial tissues in many contexts can be viewed as soft active solids. Their active nature is
manifested in the ability of individual cells within the tissue to contract and/or remodel their …