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Cells solved Henry VIII’s infamous hedge maze by ‘seeing around corners,’ video shows – Live Science

Cells intuitively avoided dead-ends when released into microscopic mazes. Here’s how.

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For a single cell, the human body
is a gargantuan maze of tissues, chemicals and capillaries, crammed full with trillions of other cells all bustling about like commuters at the world’s busiest train station. Somehow, amidst all this hubbub, most cells still manage to reach their destinations.
How do they do it? Many cells have a trick up their sleeves known aschemotaxis
essentially, the ability to navigate by sensing the presence or absence of chemical attractants in the environment. Sperm…

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