Physics of Living Systems

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1. 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.
2. 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
3. 1. Ecology
   2. Physics of Living Systems

   Evidence of social learning across symbolic cultural barriers in sperm whales

   Antonio Leitao, Maxime Lucas ... Giovanni Petri
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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
7. 1. Ecology
   2. Physics of Living Systems

   Colony demographics shape nest construction in Camponotus fellah ants

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

   Robust assessment of asymmetric division in colon cancer cells

   Domenico Caudo, Chiara Giannattasio ... Mattia Miotto
9. 1. Physics of Living Systems

   Collective epithelial migration mediated by the unbinding of hexatic defects

   Dimitrios Krommydas, Livio Nicola Carenza, Luca Giomi
10. 1. Physics of Living Systems

    Emergent periodicity in the collective synchronous flashing of fireflies

    Raphael Sarfati, Kunaal Joshi ... Orit Peleg

    Fireflies that gather in swarms synchronize their flashing with rhythmic periodicity and provide insights into a new mechanism for the emergence of synchrony and periodicity.