{"id":673322,"date":"2025-06-03T20:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/squid-study-sparks-interdisciplinary-insight-into-the-physics-of-growth\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T20:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:20:18","slug":"squid-study-sparks-interdisciplinary-insight-into-the-physics-of-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-study-sparks-interdisciplinary-insight-into-the-physics-of-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a384405c585a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a384405c585a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-study-sparks-interdisciplinary-insight-into-the-physics-of-growth\/#Studying_arrangements_Uniformity_and_disorder\" >Studying arrangements: Uniformity and disorder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-study-sparks-interdisciplinary-insight-into-the-physics-of-growth\/#Making_sense_of_disorder\" >Making sense of disorder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Catherine Hodges, Okinawa Institute of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> Graduate University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int-1.jpg\" alt=\"Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth\" title=\"Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Often, physics can be used to make sense of the natural world, whether it&#8217;s understanding gravitational effects on ocean tides or using powerful physics tools, like microscopes, to examine the inner workings of the cell. But increasingly, scientists are looking at biological systems to spark new insights in physics. By studying squid skin, researchers have identified the first biological instance of a physical phenomenon called &#8220;hyperdisorder,&#8221; bringing new understanding into how growth can affect physics.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.aps.org\/doi\/10.1103\/PhysRevX.15.021064\" target=\"_blank\">Published<\/a> in <i>Physical Review X<\/i>, an interdisciplinary team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) studied the effect of growth on pattern development within squid skin cells.<\/p>\n<p>By combining experimental imaging methods with theoretical modeling, they found new insights into the unusual arrangement of these cells, and created a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> model of hyperdisorder <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licable to a wide variety of growing systems.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Studying_arrangements_Uniformity_and_disorder\"><\/span>Studying arrangements: Uniformity and disorder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hyperdisorder occurs in systems where the variance in number of points within a particular measured space grows faster than the volume of that measured space. Essentially, when you&#8217;re looking at a tiny area, the system may appear quite ordered, but fluctuations are exacerbated when viewing at a larger scale.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n    <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/video\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.mp4\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Simulation of the squid model. Credit: Physical Review X (2025). DOI: 10.1103\/PhysRevX.15.021064\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-03T12:53:52-04:00\"\/><br \/>\n        <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/video_tmb\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.mp4.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/video\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.mp4\"\/><br \/>\n            <video class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\" id=\"jwVID83788\" controls=\"\" poster=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/video_tmb\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.mp4.jpg\"><source src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/video\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/video><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up mt-4\" itemprop=\"caption\">Simulation of the squid model. Credit: <i>Physical Review X<\/i> (2025). DOI: 10.1103\/PhysRevX.15.021064<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;In other growing systems, such as the cells in chicken eyes, studies have previously seen hyperuniformity, whereby there is long range order and patterning, despite randomness at a close scale,&#8221; said Dr. Robert Ross, OIST Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar, first author on this study.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is what we expected to see in the squid. But what we actually observed was completely different, and we have not yet seen any other instances of this packing behavior in biology. However, we think such disorder is very likely to be present in similar growing systems, highlighting the importance of growth on physical properties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_sense_of_disorder\"><\/span>Making sense of disorder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this study, the researchers observed squid over 12 weeks, using an experimental rig to capture 3D images of the squid, to study the appearance of specialized cells, called chromatophores, on its skin surface.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The chromatophores appear at fixed positions in relation to one another, in a specific pattern,&#8221; explained Professor Sam Reiter, head of the Computational Neuroethology Unit and co-author on this study. &#8220;They are essential in camouflage and communication. Therefore, we were interested in studying the spatial arrangement and the pattern development of these cells.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Left, a picture of a 6-week old squid, with (right) a zoom in on the chromatophore pattern, with chromatophores highlighted by green dotted circles. The chromatophores display a pattern in which larger, older chromatophores are surrounded by smaller, younger chromatophores. Credit: Ross et al., 2025\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/squid-study-sparks-int.jpg\" alt=\"Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth\" title=\"Left, a picture of a 6-week old squid, with (right) a zoom in on the chromatophore pattern, with chromatophores highlighted by green dotted circles. The chromatophores display a pattern in which larger, older chromatophores are surrounded by smaller, younger chromatophores. Credit: Ross et al., 2025\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Left, a picture of a 6-week old squid, with (right) a zoom in on the chromatophore pattern, with chromatophores highlighted by green dotted circles. The chromatophores display a pattern in which larger, older chromatophores are surrounded by smaller, younger chromatophores. Credit: Ross et al., 2025<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To understand the physics governing the observed hyperdisorder, the team developed a mathematical model, using hard disks on a growing surface to represent the behavior of the squid skin. Despite the apparent complexity of this problem, they were able to devise a very simple, generally-applicable model.<\/p>\n<p>Co-author Professor Simone Pigolotti, head of the Biological Complexity Unit, said, &#8220;This study exemplifies the importance of growth on the physical behavior of different systems, and the unique knowledge that can be gained by studying from interdisciplinary perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to applying our model to other growing systems, both biological and beyond. The general nature of this model means there are endless possible scientific directions to take.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tR. J. H. 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