Searching tendrils of a growing organism map out the most efficient path between food sources, here used to discover the most efficient road connections between US cities. I had seen this done with soap bubbles once, which makes a more linear map, and doesn't take into account the relative size of the cities as this method does.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-05/slimeography?page=
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/slime-mold-grows-network-just-like-tokyo-rail-system/
A single-celled organism capable of learning
- April 27, 2016
- CNRS
- For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that an organism devoid of a nervous system is capable of learning. Biologists have succeeded in showing that a single-celled organism, the protist, is capable of a type of learning called habituation.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160427081533.htm
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