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A novel form of collective mesenchymal cell migration is identified during chick gastrulation, where a dynamic 3D meshwork supported by N-cadherin-mediated adhesion coordinates movement and enhances directional migration in the unconfined space between ectoderm and endoderm.

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics allows signaling networks to signal downstream of certain ligands but avoid signaling from others.

Theoretical and computational analyses reveal environmental, compositional, kinetic, and thermodynamic constraints on a scenario where sequence information collectively stored in pools of RNA molecules is replicated via non-enzymatic RNA ligation.

A model of a species-rich neutral ecosystem, perturbed by environmental noise impacting each species differently, predicts that for large noise the community is dominated by a few species, while for weaker noise it is more egalitarian, with many significant species.

Archaeal cells mix single-headed and double-headed lipids to construct resilient but flexible membranes to help them survive in extreme environments.

Intrinsically disordered regions in transcription factors enhance both target binding probability and search efficiency.