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Open AccessMacroscopic quorum sensing sustains differentiating embryonic stem cells
Cells can secrete molecules that help each other’s replication. In cell cultures, chemical signals might diffuse only within a cell colony or between colonies. A chemical signal’s interaction length—how far ap...
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Open AccessSlowest possible replicative life at frigid temperatures for yeast
Determining whether life can progress arbitrarily slowly may reveal fundamental barriers to staying out of thermal equilibrium for living systems. By monitoring budding yeast’s slowed-down life at frigid tempe...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Predictive landscapes hidden beneath biological cellular automata
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Open AccessPredictive landscapes hidden beneath biological cellular automata
To celebrate Hans Frauenfelder’s achievements, we examine energy(-like) “landscapes” for complex living systems. Energy landscapes summarize all possible dynamics of some physical systems. Energy(-like) landsc...
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Open AccessPresence of chest tubes does not affect the hemodynamic efficacy of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation
During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), chest tubes can hinder increases in intrathoracic pressure by venting the pressure during chest compressions, thus reducing the blood flow generated by the thoracic ...