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Tiny natural computer helps worms find food, avoid poison

United States of America :: Oregon | Jul 03, 3:30 AM | Event Rating: 0
Tiny natural computer helps worms find food, avoid poison
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T he mechanism works for simple animals such as roundworms, propelling them towards food, as well as humans hungrily hunting for a pizza. Oregon University researchers have documented how two related, closely placed chemosensory neurons acting ...
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Source: NewKerala | Jul 03, 6:21 AM

L ead researcher Shawn Lockery says that the specialized computer they have identified inside nematodes helps process information about taste and smell and drives a worm's behaviour. He has revealed that the mechanism involves two closely located ...

Source: NewKerala | Jul 03, 3:30 AM

T he mechanism works for simple animals such as roundworms, propelling them towards food, as well as humans hungrily hunting for a pizza. Oregon University researchers have documented how two related, closely placed chemosensory neurons acting ...

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