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High- (red) and low-performance (blue) bacteria migrate together
June 6, 2018
Diversity and collective behavior are both beneficial to groups. However, collective behavior requires coordination whereas diversity tends to reduce it. Our paper on how...
May 23, 2018
Our review on how chance generates diversity and affect behavior and performance in population of isogenic cells is out. After briefly summarizing the architecture and logic...
August 4, 2017
Dip’s paper shows that a transition in the behavior of progenitor cells from ordered to disordered motion helps vertebrates develop straight spines. During normal...
July 22, 2017
Srinivas’ and Mahmut’s paper shows how Olfactory Receptor Neurons (ORNs) in the fruit fly can adapt to the mean and variance of dynamic odor signals. Insects like the...
Srinivas celebrating his PhD
May 25, 2017
On May 5th 2017 Srinivas defended his PhD with flying colors. Congratulations! On August 1st he will be joining the lab of Eve Marder at Brandeis University. 
March 21, 2017
Jun’s paper shows how run-and-tumble navigation strategies can be much more efficient than previously believed. Countless bacteria, larvae and even larger organisms...
February 10, 2017
Tobias Holen’s op-ed has been published in the New York Time. Congratulations Tobias. To read follow this  link.