Can subcellular organization be explained only by physical principles?

Can subcellular organization be explained only by physical principles?

In a recent forum article, Dan Needleman and Jan Brugues argue that, despite the astonishing advances in cell biology, a fundamental understanding of even the most well-studied subcellular biological processes is lacking.(1) This lack of understanding is evidenced by our inability to make precise predictions of subcellular and cellular behaviors. They suggest that to achieve such an understandi...

Determining physical principles of subcellular organization.

Recent advances have transformed our understanding of cell biology, but we are still unable to predict the behaviors of these systems. One difficulty is that we lack an understanding of the physical principles of subcellular organization. Combining quantitative experiments with new theoretical insights may allow such principles to be developed.

Chromosome loss rate in cells of different ploidy can be explained by spindle self-organization

How much in the Universe can be explained by geometry ?

The paper uses geometrical arguments to derive equations with relevance for cosmology; 5-dimensional spacetime is assumed because it has been shown in other works to provide a setting for significant unification of different areas of physics. Monogenic functions, which zero the vector derivative are shown to effectively model electrodynamics and relativistic dynamics if one allows for space cur...

Can Nomenclature for the Body be Explained by Embodiment Theories?

According to widespread opinion, the meaning of body part terms is determined by salient discontinuities in the visual image; such that hands, feet, arms, and legs, are natural parts. If so, one would expect these parts to have distinct names which correspond in meaning across languages. To test this proposal, we compared three unrelated languages-Dutch, Japanese, and Indonesian-and found both ...