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Active-flow-driven DNA remodelling generates millimetre-scale mechanical oscillations

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Nature Physics, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03505-y

Active matter can exhibit turbulent or coherent flows. Now it is shown that active flows can entangle DNA polymers, leading to a non-equilibrium transition from disordered turbulence to periodic motion.