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G I Taylor Lecture - Life in Moving Fluids

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Research in fluid mechanics has long been motivated by the desire to understand the world around us. Biology, in particular, is dominated by transport problems involving fluids, from the diffusion of nutrients and locomotion to flows around plants and the circulatory system of animals. The biological realm has therefore long been a source of inspiration for fluid mechanicians.

In the 1950s, driven by the desire to understand the locomotion of spermatozoa, G I Taylor – the founder of modern fluid mechanics whose name is associated with this lecture – was the first to carry out a mathematical analysis of locomotion in a fluid. In the spirit of Taylor, I will highlight in this lecture examples where an analysis of fluid motion has lead to novel understanding of biological processes in the realm of cellular motility.

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