Living matter breaks symmetry in new study
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University and the University of Geneva published findings in Nature Physics showing that cellular flows violate physical symmetry principles.
Active nematics defy standard physics
A new study reveals that moving bacteria and human respiratory cells spontaneously break mirror symmetry. These organisms form curved, irreversible spiral paths instead of following classic liquid-crystal models. Standard theories predict that topological defects in such swarms should cancel each other out.
Scientists observe spontaneous pattern shifts
The collaborative team found that natural disruptions constantly form pairs within flowing cellular swarms. While these active twists look like permanent fingerprints, they circulate until collision. This behavior challenges conventional understanding of how rod-shaped objects align and flow together.
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