May 2012
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Watchjtotheizzoe:
Moving Fast and Slow
You’re looking at a time-lapse of Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold, chasing down its dinner (oats). It’s a protist with many nuclei, but one single, huge cytoplasm. Slime molds are known for their ability to branch out in almost fractal patterns, tasting and testing their environment via rhythmic plasmodia. This slime mold grows in such unique patterns that...
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