A continuum model of active nematic networks shows that prescribed topological defects control stress patterns and resulting shapes in simulated Hydra morphogenesis, with +1 defects promoting protrusions and -1/2 defects stabilizing structures.
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A continuum model of active nematic networks shows that prescribed topological defects control stress patterns and resulting shapes in simulated Hydra morphogenesis, with +1 defects promoting protrusions and -1/2 defects stabilizing structures.