March 30, 1996 - March 30, 2029

  • Date:28ThursdayJune 2012

    Fluctuating motion in cells

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    Time
    15:00 - 15:00
    Location
    Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
    LecturerProf. David Weitz
    Harvard University
    Organizer
    Clore Center for Biological Physics
    Contact
    roy.bar-ziv@weizmann.ac.il
    AbstractShow full text abstract about Motion of endogenous objects within cells is often observed ...»
    Motion of endogenous objects within cells is often observed to exhibit fluctuations that are strongly reminiscent of the motion of thermally induced Brownian particles. Here I show that this motion is instead due to the effects of molecular motors with cells that lead to fluctuations that are completely non-equilibrium in character. In addition, I describe the effects of cell volume on this motion.
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