Collective intercellular communication through ultra-fast hydrodynamic trigger waves | Nature

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Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript. Advertisement Nature volume 571, pages 560–564 (2019)Cite this article 15k Accesses 47 Citations 279 Altmetric Metrics details The biophysical relationships between sensors and actuators1,2,3,4,5 have been fundamental to the development of complex life forms. Swimming organisms generate abundant flows that persist in aquatic environments6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, and responding promptly to external stimuli is key to survival14,15,16,17,18,19. Here we present the discovery of ‘hydrodynamic trigger waves’ in cellular communities of the protist Spirostomum ambiguum that propagate—in a manner similar to a chain reaction20,21,22—h

Subjects Biological physics Cellular motility Abstract The biophysical relationships between sensors and actuators 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 have been fundamental to the development of complex life forms. Swimming organisms generate abundant flows that persist in aquatic environments 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , and responding promptly to external stimuli is key to survival 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 . Here we present the discovery of ‘hydrodynamic trigger waves’ in cellular communities of the protist Spirostomum ambiguum that propagate—in a manner similar to a chain reaction 20 , 21 , 22 —hun

Collective intercellular communication through ultra-fast hydrodynamic trigger waves | Nature

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