Read article: Shapeshifting organism uses ‘cellular origami’ to extend to 30 times its body length
Researchers discover a new geometric mechanism previously unknown in biology
Read article: MRI technique detects light-emitting molecules deep inside the brain
New method circumvents limitations of optical imaging by making blood vessels sensitive to light from luminescent labelling proteins
Read article: Wild songbirds respond to mathematically synthesized song
Mathematical model could provide a valuable tool for investigating a wide range of biological questions
Read article: Micro-tornadoes help transport nutrients within egg cells
New work sheds light on vortex flows involved in mixing and transporting ooplasmic components that cells need to develop
Read article: Single-cell nanobiopsy explores how brain cancer cells adapt to resist treatment
Understanding how glioblastoma cells transform in response to treatment, and how to stop this, could prevent recurrence of this deadly brain cancer
Read article: Bacterial nanowires make an electrical grid in the soil
Anaerobic bacteria depend upon a single family of proteins to transfer extra electrons they produce to electric hairs on their surface
Read article: When it comes to fish dynamics, three’s a school
Researchers find that three fish is the minimum number to form a school
Read article: Researchers reveal the fluid dynamics behind cicadas’ ‘unique’ urination
Cicadas are voracious eaters, which results in a lot of urination
Read article: Explaining the origin of life with physics
Claire Malone reviews Molecular Storms: the Physics of Stars, Cells and the Origin of Life by Liam Graham
Read article: Spectacular scans of thousands of vertebrate specimens released
More than 13,000 specimens have been scanned with computed tomography for the openVertebrate project
