This manuscript uses a statistical-mechanical approach to study the effect of the adhesion, caused by the modifier of cell adhesion (MOCA) protein on cell locomotion. The MOCA protein regulates cell–cell adhesion, and we explore its potential role in cell movement. We present a series of...

A classical model for developmental patterning invokes a chemical ‘prepattern’ which cells read out as developmental instructions. The ‘prepattern’ arises from the Turing Instability of two reacting and diffusing chemicals, an ‘activator’ and an ‘inhibitor.’ We propose a novel...

We perform extensive Potts model simulations of 3D dry foam coarsening and we report reaching a scaling state. Starting with 2.25million bubbles, we have enough time for the transient to end and reach the scaling state; enough time in the scaling state to characterize its properties; and finally,...

Explaining embryonic development of multicellular organisms requires insight into complex interactions between genetic regulation and physical, generic mechanisms at multiple scales. As more physicists move into developmental biology, we need to be aware of the “cultural” differences between...