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Dr
University of Exeter
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Schedule
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
4:00 PM Europe/London
Domain
Physics of LifeHost
BioActive Fluids
Duration
70 minutes
It is often assumed that biological swimmers conform faithfully to certain stereotypes assigned to them by physicists and mathematicians, when the reality is in fact much more complicated. In this talk we will use a combination of theory, experiments, and robotics, to understand the physical and evolutionary basis of motility control in a number of distinguished organisms. These organisms differ markedly in terms of their size, shape, and arrangement of locomotor appendages, but are united in their use of cilia - the ultimate shape-shifting organelle - to achieve self-propulsion and navigation.
Kirsty Wan
Dr
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