Nearly 60 years ago, Alan Turing showed theoretically how two chemical species, termed
morphogens, diffusing and reacting with each other can generate spatial patterns. Diffusion …

We review the general hydrodynamic theory of active soft materials that is motivated in
particular by biological matter. We present basic concepts of irreversible thermodynamics of …

Nearly every cell type exhibits some form of polarity, yet the molecular mechanisms vary
widely. Here we examine what we term ‘chemical systems' where cell polarization arises …

Introduction In vivo imaging provides a window into the spatially complex, rapidly evolving
physiology of the cell that structural imaging alone cannot. However, observing this …

Cell divisions that create daughter cells of different sizes are crucial for the generation of
cell diversity during animal development 1 . In such asymmetric divisions, the mitotic spindle …

During unequal cell divisions a mitotic spindle is eccentrically positioned before cell cleavage.
To determine the basis of the net force imbalance that causes spindle displacement in one…

… Bois, Frank Jülicher, Stephan W. Grill. Motivated by the dynamics of the actomyosin cell
cortex in which stress generation is under biochemical regulation, we develop a hydrodynamic …

INTRODUCTION The formation of dynamic, membraneless compartments using intracellular
phase transitions such as phase separation and gelation provides an efficient way for cells …

Asymmetric cell divisions are essential for the development of multicellular organisms. To
proceed, they require an initially symmetric cell to polarize 1 . In Caenorhabditis elegans …

Contractile actomyosin rings drive various fundamental morphogenetic processes ranging
from cytokinesis to wound healing. Actomyosin rings are generally thought to function by …