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Coexistence of trapped and flow-transported nuclei enables fast pigeon post communication across multinucleated cell
Johnny Tong, Kaspar Wachinger, Fabian K. Henn +3
Multi-nucleated cells exist in all domains of life, ranging from animals, plants and fungi to single-celled organisms such as the slime mold Physarum polycephalum. The large cell s…
Decision-making in light-trapped slime molds involves active mechanical processes
Lisa Schick, Emily Eichenlaub, Fabian Drexel +4
Decision-making is the process of selecting an action among alternatives, allowing biological and artificial systems to navigate complex environments and optimize behavior. While n…
Size-dependent self-avoidance enables superdiffusive migration in macroscopic unicellulars
Lucas Tröger, Florian Goirand, Karen Alim
Many cells face search problems, such as finding food, mates or shelter, where their success depends on their search strategy. In contrast to other unicellular organisms, the slime…
Dynamic cost allocation allows network-forming forager to switch between search strategies
Lisa Schick, Mirna Kramar, Karen Alim
Network-forming organisms, like fungi and slime molds, dynamically reorganize their networks during foraging. The resulting re-routing of resource flows within the organism's netwo…
Physarum polycephalum: Smart network adaptation
Mathieu Le Verge-Serandour, Karen Alim
Life evolved organisms to adapt dynamically to their environment and autonomously exhibit behaviours. While complex behaviours in organisms are typically associated with the capabi…
Alkaline vents recreated in two dimensions to study pH gradients, precipitation morphology and molecule accumulation
Maximilian Weingart, Siyu Chen, Clara Donat +4
Alkaline vents (AV) are hypothesized to have been a setting for the emergence of life, by creating strong gradients across inorganic membranes within chimney structures. In the pas…