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''Physarum polycephalum'' slim molds are these semi-intelligent microorganisms who grow and spread themselves into branches. | ''Physarum polycephalum'' slim molds are these semi-intelligent microorganisms who grow and spread themselves into branches. | ||
They are brainless unicells, but they can learn and somehow make decisions. They pulse and through the microscope you can see streams which serve to transfer food inside them | Slime mold will be found under cool, humid, and dark conditions on forest floors. They are found in nature on moist dung, wood, soil, and other vegetation. They feed on bacteria, protozoa, fungal spores, and other decaying organic material (they fancy also oats!). | ||
They are brainless unicells, but they can learn and somehow make decisions. They pulse and through the microscope you can see streams which serve to transfer food inside them. Several scientist and artists have been conducting researches about slime molds and the way they behave, to apply some of their mechanisms to the computational field. | |||
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