The Mathematics of Natural Motion (IMAGE)

Brown University

The Mathematics of Natural Motion

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Two mathematical equations (represented by red lines) can describe all the observed motions of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (blue or green lines). Mutant strains do not move in ways predicted by the equations, allowing researchers to identify and study nonstandard microbes.

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Vivek Shenoy/Brown University

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