The researchers used lasers to disrupt the movement of the leader cells, finding that ... Aggregation in slime molds has long fascinated scientists who study the origins of multicellularity—that is, ...

The slime mold’s ability to recreate a major transportation network isn’t magic or an artifact of our hallucinations. Instead ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — ...

scientists are racing single-celled organisms like cancer cells and slime molds through microscopic mazes along paths the width of a human hair. WSJ’s Robert Lee Hotz reports.

flexa cells, they could see distinct single-cell populations forming dual ... flexa can aggregate into single-layer, sheet-like colonies, like slime molds, or develop clonally, like animals ...

A form of spatial memory helps a brainless slime mold navigate complex environments ... It has to do everything with just one cell,” Audrey Dussutour, a collective behavior specialist at France’s ...

Word to the wise: If you notice pink slime in your bathroom, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get scrubbing. Often mistaken for mold, this gross gunk is actually a bacteria called Serratia ...

Slime molds have lived on Earth since long before the emergence of the human species. As single-celled organisms, slime molds do not have brains or nerves. And yet, they have ways of processing ...

Not bad for a single cell without a brain. Although the slime mold doesn't have a single neuron to its name, it has deep wisdom to share. That millions of years of evolution have shaped Physarum ...