slime mold
Caught on Camera
The Scientist | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 min read
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Cancer-like Slime Mold Growth Hints at Multicellularity’s Origins
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 min read
The poorly understood Fonticula alba, a relative of fungi and animals, hunts bacteria with a mechanism that resembles cancer and fungal growth.
Slime Mold in Residence
Ashley P. Taylor | Mar 2, 2018 | 3 min read
At Hampshire College, students and faculty use the amoeba Physarum polycephalum—both a “visiting scholar” and a model organism—to examine human societal and political quandaries.
Slime Mold Smarty Pants
Jef Akst | Oct 8, 2012 | 2 min read
A form of spatial memory helps a brainless slime mold navigate complex environments, hinting at the possible origins of memory in higher organisms.