Mesoscopic Physics of Life (MPoL)

m-pol.bsky.social

18 August 2026 07:37

🚨 New preprint! From protein & RNA condensates to synthetic coacervates and DNA nanostars, vacuoles (dilute pockets inside droplets) show up everywhere. 🫧 We explain when and why they form. 🔬🧫 📄 arxiv.org/abs/2607.25743 w/ @boekhovenlab.bsky.social sky.social @kgoepfrich.bsky.social

SZ, CEO & Founder @ X3EM

x3em.bsky.social

02 April 2026 12:20

awesome!

Erik Poppleton

poppleton.phd

02 April 2026 12:20

RNA droplets that grow and divide with intrinsic ribozyme activity 🧬

Erik Poppleton

poppleton.phd

01 April 2026 12:38

In addition to carrying genetic data, DNA and RNA can also be designed to fold into 'molecular breadboards' with nanometer addressability. To enable tightly-packed RNA origami, we developed a new motif, the αKL, which we're excited to share in our preprint!🧬🧪 1/🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Andreas Walther

waltherlab.bsky.social

25 March 2026 09:53

Excited to share “Synthetic Aptamer Mechanoreceptors Enable Cell-Specific Force Sensing and Temporal Control via DNA Circuits.” in NatComm. This is our most significant excursion into mechanobiology #mechanobiology #DNAnanoscience #aptamers www.nature.com/articles/s41...