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SUMMARY:Sticking together: How bacterial collectives (re)shape themselves 
 - Sujit Datta (Princeton University)
DTSTART:20230911T090000Z
DTEND:20230911T094500Z
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DESCRIPTION:Bacteria are arguably the simplest form of life\; and yet\,&nb
 sp\;as multi-cellular collectives\, they perform complex functions critica
 l to environment\, food\, health\, and industry. How?&nbsp\;In this talk\,
  I will describe my group's work addressing this question using tools from
  soft matter engineering\, 3D imaging\, and biophysical modeling. We have 
 developed the ability to (i) directly visualize bacteria from the scale of
  a single cell to that of an entire multi-cellular collective\, (ii) 3D-pr
 int precisely structured collectives\, and (iii) model their large-scale m
 otion and growth in complex environments. Using this approach\, we are dev
 eloping&nbsp\;new ways to predict and control&nbsp\;how bacterial collecti
 ves &mdash\; and potentially&nbsp\;other forms of "active matter" &mdash\;
  spread large distances\,&nbsp\;adapt shape to resist perturbations\, and&
 nbsp\;self-regulate growth to access more space&nbsp\;by processing chemic
 al information in their local environments.&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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