www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Local fluidization of an active cytoplasmic gel partitions large cells

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Congratulations to Francis Halzen, UW–Madison professor of physics and principal investigator of @icecubeneutrino.bsky.social, on being named the 2026 Nobel Laureate in physics. His work helped unlock new ways of understanding the universe and the particles known as neutrinos. @nobelprize.org

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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Mechanical regulation of endocytosis by protein droplet capillary forces

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Happy #FluorescenceFriday. Single immune cell migration is fascinating. But these cells can also behave like a coordinated collective, like 🐝 from a hive. I captured some embryonic myeloid cells (🔴) displaying swarming behaviour in a migrating ectoderm cell sheet (🔵), like neutrophils in our body!

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Hsiao, S., Mukenhirn, M., Werner, C., Honigmann, A., & Krieg, E. (2025). Reconfigurable Microenvironments Uncover Mechano‐Sensing Timescales and Direct Cell Polarity. Advanced Functional Materials, 35(49), e13028. #EpithelialMechanics advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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