About the Authors

Nikodem J. Poplawski

nipoplaw@indiana.edu

Affiliation Biocomplexity Institute and Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Abbas Shirinifard

Affiliation Biocomplexity Institute and Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Ubirajara Agero

Affiliation Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

J. Scott Gens

Affiliation Biocomplexity Institute and Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Maciej Swat

Affiliation Biocomplexity Institute and Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

James A. Glazier

Affiliation Biocomplexity Institute and Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: NJP AS UA. Wrote the paper: NJP JSG JAG. Conceived and designed the simulations: NJP JAG. Performed the simulations: NJP. Conceived and designed the data analysis: NJP AS UA JAG. Contributed software and analysis tools: AS UA MS.