A. J. Spakowitz

Pf bacteriophages hinder sputum antibiotic diffusion via electrostatic binding

This study shows Pf phages and sputum polymers reduce antibiotic diffusion through electrostatic binding and liquid crystal formation in chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.

Chromosomal condensation leads to a preference for peripheral heterochromatin

The paper shows that chromatin density, not specific interactions, drives heterochromatin to the nuclear periphery through Monte-Carlo simulations.