Predicting collapses of a complex system is notoriously hard. Finding ways to pull a collapsed system back to normal is even harder. A theoretical study now shows how reviving a single unit of a failed network might restore its whole functionality.
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Desrosiers, P., Roy-Pomerleau, X. One for all. Nat. Phys. 18, 238–239 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01449-z
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