The blob can learn - and teach !
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Imagine you could temporarily fuse with someone, acquire that person's knowledge, and then split off to become your separate self again. With slime molds, that really happens! The slime mold—Physarum polycephalum for scientists—is a unicellular organism whose natural habitat is forest litter. But it can also be cultured in a laboratory petri dish. Audrey Dussutour and David Vogel had already trained slime molds to move past repellent but harmless substances (e.g.
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Smart slime mold called 'The Blob can solve puzzles, make decisions
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