Research topic
Collective dynamics in physical biology: Active matter: when molecules build moving materials.
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Research using quantitative experiments, statistical mechanics, information theory, nonequilibrium physics, and large-scale biological measurements to discover predictive principles in gene regulation, biological fidelity, active matter, and viral ecology.
6 lessons · ~29 minutes
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Physical Biology: From Gene Regulation to Living Matter
Active matter: when molecules build moving materialsIdentify local energy consumption in active materials.
Supports: Collective dynamics
2025
Yang F, Liu S, Wang H, Lee HJ, Phillips R, Thomson M
Why this matters: COLLABORATIVE PRIMARY RESULT: published Thomson-led geometry-dependent merging of gaps and cracks, not topological defects.