Self-assembling bacterial colonies & the need for the third dimension
Self-assembling bacterial colonies & the need for the third dimension
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 19th May 2014
- Speaker: Alexander McVey (Formerly School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
The way growing and dividing cells leads to a structured colony is not well understood , but is important in many biomedical fields. The process also poses a challenge for statistical physics - a growing and dividing colony being a highly non-equilibrium system. In this talk, I will outline methods we have been using in the department to visualise biological self-assembling systems & report on some of the findings from these studies.
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This is a weekly series of informal talks given primarily by members of the institute of condensed matter and complex systems, but is also open to members of other groups and external visitors. The aim of the series is to promote discussion and learning of various topics at a level suitable to the broad background of the group. Everyone is welcome to attend..