Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Slime molds look gross and… not smart, but they definitely seem to communicate and plan even without neurons. Michael explains the science behind these clever eukaryotes.
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Sources:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/slimemolds.html
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/the-sublime-slime-mold/
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