16
Sep
Slime-mould aggregation
By Web Monkey @ 3:59 pm
Amoeba : Networking & Organisation : Intelligence
Ok, this doesn’t sound as interesting at first as it really is. Dictyostelium discoideum is not really a mould and is only sometimes slimy. In fact its a form of ’social amoeba’.
What is really interesting about it is that normally these amoeba live alone, but when starved of food they work together to form a […]