Plasmodium sporozoites can move in rotating vortices owing to their chiral shape and mechanical flexibility, revealing important physical aspects of collective motion.
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Tolić, I.M., Tardieux, I. The power of parasite collectives. Nat. Phys. 18, 491–492 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01554-7
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