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Rockefeller University

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The rotation of individual Thiovulum cells attracts nearby cells, causing them to cluster in a lattice, or crystalline pattern. The motion of the cells in turn powers the motion of the crystals, which continually to reorganize.

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The Laboratory of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at Rockefeller University

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