Everyone knows and seems to agree that melanocytes are there to generate melanin–an
intriguing, but underestimated multipurpose molecule that is capable of doing far more than …

Because of its peculiar biology and the ease with which it can be cultured, the acellular
slime mould Physarum polycephalum has long been a model organism in a range of …

Transport networks are ubiquitous in both social and biological systems. Robust network
performance involves a complex trade-off involving cost, transport efficiency, and fault …

Spatial memory enhances an organism's navigational ability. Memory typically resides
within the brain, but what if an organism has no brain? We show that the brainless slime …

We describe here a mathematical model of the adaptive dynamics of a transport network of
the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum, an amoeboid organism that exhibits path …

When plasmodia of the true slime mold Physarum were exposed to unfavorable conditions
presented as three consecutive pulses at constant intervals, they reduced their locomotive …

To evaluate performance in a complex survival task, we studied the morphology of the
Physarum plasmodium transportation network when presented with multiple separate food …

We have proposed a mathematical model for the adaptive dynamics of the transport network
in an amoeba-like organism, the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum. The model is …

When two food sources are presented to the slime mold Physarum in the dark, a thick tube
for absorbing nutrients is formed that connects the food sources through the shortest route …

Transport networks are vital components of multicellular organisms, distributing nutrients
and removing waste products. Animal and plant transport systems are branching trees …