M. Polin

Cellular coordination underpins rapid reversals in gliding filamentous cyanobacteria and its loss results in plectonemes

This study investigates gliding motility in filamentous cyanobacteria, finding that cellular coordination enables rapid reversals, while loss of coordination leads to plectoneme formation.

Emergence of synchronised growth oscillations in filamentous fungi

This study observes synchronized growth oscillations in Serendipita indica fungi during sporulation using a microfluidic setup and links it to cell-cell communication.

Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation

The paper shows that type IV pili in picocyanobacteria help them avoid sinking and evade predation by increasing drag and maintaining suspension in the water column.

Swarming bacteria undergo localized dynamic phase transition to form stress-induced biofilms

This study shows that swarming bacteria form stress-induced biofilms through a localized dynamic phase transition when exposed to kanamycin gradients or physical barriers.

Visualization of myosin II filament dynamics in remodeling acto-myosin networks with interferometric scattering microscopy

This study uses interferometric scattering microscopy to visualize myosin II filament dynamics in acto-myosin networks, showing how ATP concentration affects dwell times and network remodeling.

Cell explosions: single cell death triggers an avoidance response in local populations of the ecologically prominent phytoplankton genus Micromonas

The paper shows that single cell death in Micromonas sp. triggers an avoidance response in neighboring cells, modeled as a diffusing chemical patch.

Phototaxis of the dominant marine pico-eukaryote Micromonas sp.: from population to single cell

This paper studies phototaxis in Micromonas sp., showing population-level responses to light and single-cell motility patterns that differ from previously described run-and-tumble motion.