2018/01/31 by Karen Alim · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Biology #Botany #Data Visualization and Analytics #Ecology #Forage #Key (lock) #Morphology (biology) #Organism #Paleontology #Physarum polycephalum #Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research #Slime mold #Topological and Geometric Data Analysis #Zoology #physics.bio-ph #q-bio.TO
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.042
published as Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 373: 20170112 (2018) · 5 pages, 2 figures, perspective
arxiv created 2018/04/16 · openalex publication_date 2019/02/01 · openalex created_date 2019/02/21 · arxiv updated 2019/03/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
A dynamic self-organized morphology is the hallmark of network-shaped organisms like slime moulds and fungi. Organisms continuously re-organize their flexible, undifferentiated body plans to forage for food. Among these organisms the slime mould Physarum polycephalum has emerged as a model to investigate how organism can self-organize their extensive networks and act as a coordinated whole. Cytoplasmic fluid flows flowing through the tubular networks have been identified as key driver of morphological dynamics. Inquiring how fluid flows can shape living matter from small to large scales opens up many new avenues for research.