Physics of Living Systems

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1. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Postural adaptations may contribute to the unique locomotor energetics seen in hopping kangaroos

   Lauren Thornton, Taylor Dick ... Christofer J Clemente

   Postural adjustments that reduce ankle leverage in kangaroos enhance tendon stress and elastic energy storage at higher speeds, providing energetic efficiency during hopping but potentially constraining the maximum size achievable by large species.
2. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Physics of Living Systems

   Exploiting fluctuations in gene expression to detect causal interactions between genes

   Euan Joly-Smith, Mir Mikdad Talpur ... Andreas Hilfinger

   Analyzing stochastic cell-to-cell variability can potentially reveal causal interactions in gene regulatory networks.
3. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Advantageous and disadvantageous inequality aversion can be taught through learning of others’ preferences

   Shen Zhang, Oriel FeldmanHall ... A Ross Otto

   Like disadvantageous inequity aversion, advantageous inequity aversion can be learned by observing another’s fairness preferences.
4. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Theory of non-dilute binding and surface phase separation applied to membrane-binding proteins

   Xueping Zhao, Daxiao Sun ... Christoph A Weber
5. 1. Ecology
   2. Physics of Living Systems

   Evidence of social learning across symbolic cultural barriers in sperm whales

   Antonio Leitao, Maxime Lucas ... Giovanni Petri
6. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Theory of active self-organization of dense nematic structures in the actin cytoskeleton

   Waleed Mirza, Marco De Corato ... Marino Arroyo

   Theoretical and computational modeling reveals a mechanism of active patterning of uniform isotropic actin gels into dense nematic bundles, providing a physical basis for the adaptability of the actin cytoskeleton.
7. 1. Neuroscience
   2. Physics of Living Systems

   Sub-surface deformation of individual fingerprint ridges during tactile interactions

   Giulia Corniani, Zing S Lee ... Hannes P Saal

   Sub-surface imaging demonstrates that vertical shear beneath fingertip ridges enables high mechanical spatial resolution to support tactile sensing.
8. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Revealing global stoichiometry conservation architecture in cells from Raman spectral patterns

   Ken-ichiro F Kamei, Koseki J Kobayashi-Kirschvink ... Yuichi Wakamoto
9. 1. Ecology
   2. Physics of Living Systems

   Colony demographics shape nest construction in Camponotus fellah ants

   Harikrishnan Rajendran, Roi Weinberger ... Ofer Feinerman
10. 1. Cancer Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Robust assessment of asymmetric division in colon cancer cells

    Domenico Caudo, Chiara Giannattasio ... Mattia Miotto