1 July 2009

Nature's smartdust

Communication, decision making, 'city living', accelerated mutation, navigation, learning and memory.
-- Six reasons 'why microbes are smarter than you thought.'
Remarkable though these behaviours are, we have probably only scratched the surface of what single-celled organisms can do. With so many still entirely unknown to science, there must be plenty more surprises in store.

Stentor

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