The Chemistry Lying Deep Within a Volvox Colony
Asexual/sexual reproduction, metabolism, protein-protein interactions, phototsynesis, colony, aging/senescence
Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar
A Mathematical Analysis of Hydra
Turing pattern, regeneration, microbial symbiosis or holobiont, feedback, topology and toplogical defects
Jessica Coulson, Magnus Duffy, Ruolin Hu, Shilong Zheng
An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Gonium
Flagellar motion, phototaxis, colonies, eyespot optics, helical propulsion, protist
Andrew D’Argenio, Breanna D’Ettorre, Lucas Elliott, Joseph Gad
The Chemistry of Unicellular Green Algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)
Unicellular green algae, photosynthesis, Cellular respiration, biofuel, signaling, flagella
Ai-Lan Ji-Eun Nguyen, Tesnim Obey, Anders Schwarz, Jackson Yu
A Physical Analysis of Magnetotactic Bacteria: Nature’s Microscopic Compass as a Solution to a Motile Biotope
Magnetotactic bacteria, phototaxis, aerotaxis, sensing, fluid dynamics, swimming
Alex Gagnon, Catriona Kirk, Jason Li, Sofian Martinais
Physical Principles Governing the Movement of Dinoflagellates and The Implications for Their Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystems
Dinoflagellates, flagella, swimming, kinematics, Reynolds number, fluid dynamics
Thalia Azadian, Arda Barlas, Sophia Chen, Simon Girard
Mathematical Models of Diatoms: Understanding Their Complex Shape, Reproduction and Chain Formation
Diatoms, geometry, Gielis formula, structural functionality, fractals
Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay
An Analysis of the Chemistry Behind Coccolithophores
Coccolithophores, calcification, crystallization, photosynthesis, biochemical pathways, ocean acidification
Megan Farrow, Zackary Murphy, Minh Tri Pham, Jia Yi Yu