How does a bacterium find its center? — What is biophysics? #15
Biophysics is full of deep puzzles that are surprisingly simple to state. Imagine a pill shaped bacterium. (Your body is home to trillions.) It grows and then cleaves itself into two equally sized progeny. How does it know where its middle is? For us, looking at the bacterium, finding the middle is an easy task. … Continue reading How does a bacterium find its center? — What is biophysics? #15