Assistant professor of physics Guillaume Duclos calls it the "swirl." It's made up of two types of cellular proteins -- kinesin and microtubules -- interacting to create a vortex under the microscope.

It's made up of two types of cellular proteins -- kinesin and microtubules -- interacting to create a vortex under the microscope. In the last year, researchers at Brandeis' Bioinspired Materials ...