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How microorganisms without a complex nervous system swim in liquids
Bacteria can do it, amoebas can do it, even blood cells can do it: They all have the ability to move in a goal-oriented way in liquids. And they do so despite having extremely simple structures ...
Glial cells may play key role in managing sleep and metabolism, fruit fly study suggests
Homeostasis is the ability of living organisms to maintain stable internal conditions, such as temperature, hydration and ...
Improved model system allows researchers to study embryo development
Research from Ph.D. candidate Bohan Chen in the lab of Idse Heemskerk of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at ...
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Could One Animal Have Eight Brains? Octopus Study Says… Kind Of
In a nutshell Each octopus arm has its own dense network of neurons, up to 350 million across all eight arms, that can ...