The CPBF Seminar Series brings distinguished scientists to Princeton's campus to share recent research studying the phenomena of life. Topics range from single molecules to collective behavior in large populations, and span the intersection of physics and the life sciences.
Chirality is prevalent in nature and plays a crucial role in contexts ranging from left-right symmetry breaking in animal development to shaping material properties in synthetic systems. In this talk, I will discuss how chirality can emerge in multicellular systems, and how collectives of chiral particles exhibit novel material properties such…
Most proteins in the cell are only marginally stable, to allow their flexibility and plasticity and ultimately their easy recycling. The downside is the sensitivity of the structure of proteins to perturbations, in the form of environmental stresses and/or mutation, and the ensuing aggregation, which is in general toxic to all organisms.
Microbes have evolved genetically encoded machinery enabling them to utilize the abundant redox‐active molecules and extracellular minerals. Recently, the machinery enabling these redox reactions have been leveraged for interfacing cells and biomolecules with electrical circuits for biotechnological applications in energy harvesting, chemical…
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)
Location: Joseph Henry Room (Jadwin Hall)