Super interesting! As a material scientist this is really interesting to me, and I'm surprised I've never seen an article on the topic. I am aware that there is a <i>lot</i> of physics that we don't understand when it comes to macro-molecular systems, let alone <i>living</i> macro systems. So I'm sure there's plenty to of new ideas to explore here.<p>On a side note I am really frustrated with the NYTimes video service, I have never had one of their videos play through without freezing!