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Physarum polycephalum, sickening yet seductive, drew me back.
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Physarum polycephalum grows as a single cell that is big enough to be seen with the naked eye.
Wired Top Stories 2010
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When the amoeba Physarum polycephalum is subjected to a series of shocks at regular intervals, it learns the pattern and changes its behavior in anticipation of the next one to come, according to a team of researchers in Japan.
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Physarum polycephalum is a large single-celled organism that responds to food sources, such as bacteria and fungi, by moving towards and engulfing it.
Archive 2006-02-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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Physarum polycephalum is a large single-celled organism that responds to food sources, such as bacteria and fungi, by moving towards and engulfing it.
Archive 2006-02-01 Mac 2006
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Of the common forms of slime moulds the species of _Trichia_ (Figs. _D_, _I_) and _Physarum_ are, perhaps, the best for studying the germination, as the spores are larger than in most other forms, and germinate more readily.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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In 2000, Japanese researchers placed Physarum polycephalum - the name means "many-headed slime mold" - in a maze, along with two blocks of food.
NYT > Home Page By CARL ZIMMER 2011
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In 2000, Japanese researchers placed Physarum polycephalum - the name means "many-headed slime mold" - in a maze, along with two blocks of food.
NYT > Home Page By CARL ZIMMER 2011
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But the chemical behaviour could also offer an explanation for the apparently intelligent behaviour of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum, which 10 years ago was shown to possess similar maze-solving abilities by Toshiyuki Nakagaki, now at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.
Signs of the Times 2010
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"The [new] finding is interesting since it gives an insight of possible physical mechanisms for Physarum to find a path in the maze," Nakagaki says.
Signs of the Times 2010
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