It is well established that a wide variety of phenomena in cellular and molecular biology
involve anomalous transport eg the statistics for the motility of cells and molecules are …

The cell nucleus stores the genetic material essential for life, and provides the environment
for transcription, maintenance, and replication of the genome. Moreover, the nucleoplasm is …

Active matter agents consume internal energy or extract energy from the environment for
locomotion and force generation. Already, rather generic models, such as ensembles of …

From proteins to chromosomes, polymers fold into specific conformations that control their
biological function. Polymer folding has long been studied with equilibrium thermodynamics …

We investigate, using numerical simulations, the conformations of isolated active ring
polymers. We find that their behavior depends crucially on their size: Short rings (N≲ 100) …

In the present work, we study, by means of numerical simulations, the structural and
dynamical behavior of a suspension of active ring polymers in bulk and under lateral …

The large-scale organization of the genome inside the cell nucleus is critical for the cell's
function. Chromatin—the functional form of DNA in cells—serves as a template for active …

The conformational and dynamical properties of isolated flexible active polar linear polymers
(APLPs) are studied analytically. The APLPs are modeled as Gaussian bead-spring linear …

Even when split into several chromosomes, DNA molecules that make up our genome are
too long to fit into the cell nuclei unless massively folded. Such folding must accommodate …

In living organisms, diffusing chemicals react with soft tissue to actuate a range of
mechanical actions, such as periodic pulsations or net motion. Inspired by this biological …