The way in which cells coordinate their behaviours during various biological processes,
including morphogenesis, cancer progression and tissue remodelling, largely depends on …

Locomotion and transport of microorganisms in fluids is an essential aspect of life. Search
for food, orientation toward light, spreading of off-spring, and the formation of colonies are …

Cell motion inside dense tissues governs many biological processes, including embryonic
development and cancer metastasis, and recent experiments suggest that these tissues …

Chemical and physical properties of the environment control cell proliferation, differentiation,
or apoptosis in the long term. However, to be able to move and migrate through a complex …

Cell migration is important in many biological processes, including embryonic development,
cancer metastasis and wound healing. In these tissues, a cell's motion is often strongly …

This review summarizes theoretical progress in the field of active matter, placing it in the
context of recent experiments. This approach offers a unified framework for the mechanical …

During collective migration of epithelial cells, the migration direction is aligned over a tissue-
scale expanse. Although the collective cell migration is known to be directed by mechanical …

Actomyosin machinery endows cells with contractility at a single-cell level. However, within a
monolayer, cells can be contractile or extensile based on the direction of pushing or pulling …

Although collective cell motion plays an important role, for example during wound healing,
embryogenesis, or cancer progression, the fundamental rules governing this motion are still …

Biological systems display a rich phenomenology of states that resemble the physical states
of matter-solid, liquid and gas. These phases result from the interactions between the …