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Watch amoebas solve a microscopic version of London’s Hampton Court Maze – Science Magazine
The cells break down chemicals to sense their surroundings
By Lucy HicksAug. 27, 2020 , 3:00 PM
Rats and mice arent the only ones who can solve lab mazes. A new study suggests single-celled organismsand even individual cancer cellsare just as adept, using chemical signals to find their way through complex mazes hundreds of times their size.
Individual cells, whether cancer cells, skin cells, or single-celled organisms like bacteria, generally know where to go by sensing attractive chemicals in their environments and moving toward them, a process calle…
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