How a tiny shrimp could hold the clue to better armor

Modern armor systems do not do a good enough job of protecting humans from blast-induced neurotrauma (brain and eye damage).

Cell division spindles self-organize like active liquid crystals—a theory that holds up

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells. The spindle is the machinery behind that process: It latches onto ...