How mortal filaments' self-assemble and maintain order: Align or die
A previously unknown mechanism of active matter self-organization essential for bacterial cell division follows the motto 'dying to align': Misaligned filaments 'die' spontaneously to form a ring structure at the center of the dividing cell. The work could find applications in developing synthetic self-healing materials.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240812123256.htm