"Revealing the Hidden Symmetries of Living Tissue: Biophysicists' Groundbreaking Discovery"
Biophysicists at Leiden University have discovered that sheets of epithelial tissue, which make up skin and internal organs, exhibit two distinct symmetries that coexist at different scales, similar to liquid crystals. By using mathematical tools and experimental data, the researchers were able to demonstrate the presence of both sixfold and twofold rotational symmetries in the tissue. This finding could allow for the application of fluid dynamical simulations to predict the movement and deformation of living tissues, potentially aiding in understanding processes such as wound healing and cancer metastasis.
