Selected Papers 050812

biophysics
Statistical Mechanics for Natural Flocks of Birds
Optimizing Information Flow in Small Genetic Networks
Optimizing Information Flow in Small Genetic Networks. II. Feed-forward Interactions
Optimizing Information Flow in Small Genetic Networks. III. A Self-interacting Gene

biochemistry
Phase Transitions in the Assembly of Multivalent Signalling Proteins
A Single Vesicle-vesicle Fusion Assay for in Vitro Studies of SNAREs and Accessory Proteins

cell polarity
Noise Reduction in the Intracellular Pom1p Gradient by a Dynamic Clustering Mechanism
Nonpolarized Signaling Reveals Two Distinct Modes of 3D Cell Migration
Negative Feedback Enhances Robustness in the Yeast Polarity Establishment Circuit
Centrosomes Can Initiate a Polarity Axis from Any Position within One-Cell C. elegans Embryos
Segregation of Molecules at Cell Division Reveals Native Protein Localization

cell biology
(Re)inventing the Circadian Feedback Loop [review]
Large-scale Vortex Lattice Emerging from Collectively Moving Microtubules
A Link between Mitotic Entry and Membrane Growth Suggests a Novel Model for Cell Size Control
ParA-like Protein Uses Nonspecific Chromosomal DNA Binding to Partition Protein Complexes
Robustness and Accuracy of Cell Division in Escherichia coli in Diverse Cell Shapes

cancer biology
Intra-tumour Heterogeneity: A Looking Glass for Cancer? [review]

developmental biology
Geometry, Epistasis, and Developmental Patterning

ecology
Stability Criteria for Complex Ecosystems
Power Laws Reveal Phase Transitions in Landscape Controls of Fire Regimes
A Universal Model for Mobility and Migration Patterns

evolution
Negative Feedback Confers Mutational Robustness in Yeast Transcription Factor Regulation
Multidimensional Optimality of Microbial Metabolism

computational biology
Asymmetric Positive Feedback Loops Reliably Control Biological Responses

imaging
Live-Cell Fluorescence Microscopy with Molecular Biosensors: What Are We Really Measuring?
Correlative 3D Superresolution Fluorescence and Electron Microscopy Reveal the Relationship of Mitochondrial Nucleoids to Membranes