Amoebic Morality

By Miss Cellania in Science & Tech on Oct 9, 2007 at 10:45 pm

150_slimemold1In times of stress, some single-celled organisms band together to create an entity that resembles a multicellular animal. And some of members of the colony will sacrifice their lives to ensure the survival of others. In Carol Otte’s first article for Damn Interesting, the altruism of amoebas becomes fascinating. Link


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  1. Alex
    Oct 10th, 2007 at 2:51 am

    Ah, the natural wonder that is dictyostelium (slime mold)…

  2. Tom
    Oct 10th, 2007 at 4:26 pm

    Hey, I work with the guy who took that image. Just some of the good work to come out of the TTU Imaging Center.


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