Real-time tracking of self-propelled biomolecules provides insight into the physical rules governing self-organization in complex living systems — including evidence to suggest that their alignment requires multiple simultaneous interactions.
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Khan, S., Molloy, J. Two's company, three's a crowd. Nature Phys 11, 803–804 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3448
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