Patterns are ubiquitous in living systems and underlie the dynamic organization of cells,
tissues, and embryos. Mathematical frameworks have been devised to account for the self …

The ability to visualize and quantitatively measure dynamic biological processes in vivo and
at high spatiotemporal resolution is of fundamental importance to experimental …

The name active matter refers to any collection of entities that individually use free energy to
generate their own motion and forces. Through interactions, active particles spontaneously …

Eukaryotic cells face the challenging task of transporting a variety of particles through the
complex intracellular milieu in order to deliver, distribute, and mix the many components that …

The synchronous cleavage divisions of early embryogenesis require coordination of the cell-
cycle oscillator, the dynamics of the cytoskeleton, and the cytoplasm. Yet, it remains unclear …

Spontaneous pattern formation in Turing systems relies on feedback. But patterns in cells
and tissues seldom form spontaneously—instead they are controlled by regulatory …

The cell nucleus is a compartment in which essential processes such as gene transcription
and DNA replication occur. Although the large amount of chromatin confined in the finite …

Many cellular processes, such as cell division,–, cell motility, wound healing and tissue
folding,, rely on the precise positioning of proteins on the membrane. Such protein patterns …

Morphogenesis of active shells such as cells is a fundamental chemomechanical process
that often exhibits three-dimensional (3D) large deformations and chemical pattern …

A striking property of vertebrate embryos is the emergence of a conserved body plan across
a wide range of organisms through the process of gastrulation. As the body plan unfolds …