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Tiny microbe colonies communicate to coordinate their behavior

A new study reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals. This elaborate example of cell communication offers key ...
Medical Xpress

Scientists advance efforts to create 'virtual cell lab' as testing ground for future research with live cells

Using mathematical analysis of patterns of human and animal cell behavior, scientists say they have developed a computer program that mimics the behavior of such cells in any part of the body. Led by ...
Phys.org

Tiny microbe colonies may use electrical signaling to coordinate their behavior

A new study published in Science Advances reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals. This elaborate example of ...
The Conversation

Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...