Metabolically-driven flows enable exponential growth in macroscopic multicellular yeast
Nishant Narayanasamy, Emma P. Bingham, Tanner Fadero, Gonensin Ozan Bozdag, William C. Ratcliff, Peter J. Yunker, Shashi Thutupalli
This study shows that metabolically-driven fluid flows in yeast clusters enable exponential growth by overcoming nutrient transport limitations, mimicking circulatory systems without genetic adaptations.
Science Advances · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology