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A robust autofocusing method enables continuous single-cell imaging during rapid cooling, revealing sustained bacterial proliferation hidden by growth arrest inferred from optical-density measurements.

Specialized anatomical structures in the mouth and feet of tsetse flies help them feed on blood from a variety of hosts.

Active biofilm carpets generate Mexican-wave-like synchronized dynamics and topological defects through nonreciprocal pili interactions.

The size and shape of cytoskeletal bundles, essential regulators of cell function, emerge from collective filament assembly rather than precise size-control mechanisms.

Cellular mechanotransmission depends on nuclear lamina composition, where A-type and B-type lamins define distinct nuclear mechanical responses, and microtubules dynamically buffer intracellular tension.