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Tiny Tunes, Metamorphoses: Physarum Polycephalum (Blob)

EPISODE · May 13, 2019 · 6 MIN

Tiny Tunes, Metamorphoses: Physarum Polycephalum (Blob)

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Every big blob was a small blob in the beginning. ― Chinese Proverb "Étrange génie visqueux, ni plante, ni animal, ni champignon”, le Physarum Polycephalum, ou “Petite vessie à plusieurs têtes”, aka le “Blob” étonne encore la communauté scientifique. Ce myxomycète, qui se nourrit de champignons, de bactéries et autres microbes, est doué d’étranges capacités d’apprentissage… La sécrétion de mucus le protège contre la dessiccation mais dépose également des signaux chimiques qui facilitent l’optimisation des trajets : une sorte de mémoire spatiale externalisée qui permet de se déplacer à la vitesse de 1cm/heure, en changeant de forme - contractions, pulsations et autres acrobaties rythmiques. Au-delà de ses facultés d’adaptation et de mémorisation, le blob semble également capable de transmettre ses savoirs à ses congénères, en fusionnant temporairement avec eux. Récit rythmique et force motrice d’un organisme unicellulaire sans cerveau qui titille toutes les idées reçues sur l’intelligence... A ce stade, tout est possible. Tiny Tunes From The Wilder World, une série pour tous les curieux de nature. ### "Strange slimy genius, neither plant, animal nor mushroom", the Physarum Polycephalum, or “Tiny multi-headed bladder", aka the "Blob" still astonishes the scientific community.The slime mold, which feeds on fungi, bacteria and other microbes, is endowed with strange learning abilities... The secretion of mucus protects her against desiccation but also deposits chemical trails that facilitate the route optimisation: a kind of outsourced spatial memory which allows to move to the speed of 1cm / hour, by changing shape - contractions, pulsations and other rhythmic acrobatics. Beyond its adaptation and memorisation skills, the blob also seems able to transmit its knowledge to his fellow, temporarily merging with them. Rhythmic tale and driving force of a brainless unicellular organism that challenges all common beliefs about intelligence ... On this stage, everything is possible. Tiny Tunes From The Wilder World, a series for all who dare to live the mold.

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