Divide and conquer: Bacterial cell division hints at self-healing materials

Interesting Engineering - Mon 12 Aug 24

Mortal Filaments Self-Assemble: Align or Die, Mirage News - Mon 12 Aug 24
Circle of Death: Bacterial ‘Mortal Filaments’ Reveal New Mechanism for Cell Division, Science Blog - Mon 12 Aug 24

Align or die: Revealing unknown mechanism essential for bacterial cell division

Phys.org - Mon 12 Aug 24

A previously unknown mechanism of active matter self-organization essential for bacterial cell division follows the motto "dying to align": Misaligned filaments "die" spontaneously to form a ...

Align or Die | ISTA & UK researchers uncover how ‘mortal filaments’ self-assemble and maintain order, idw-online - Mon 12 Aug 24
How mortal filaments' self-assemble and maintain order: Align or die, ScienceDaily - Mon 12 Aug 24
Align or die, Scienmag - Mon 12 Aug 24
Align or die, Eurekalert - Mon 12 Aug 24