A mysterious creature with no brain could help scientists study the mechanism of tissue regeneration
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Mold species Physarum polycephalum combines signs and fungus, and animal
According to the British website , a strange body with yellow appearance and characteristics of the fungus, and the animal was exhibited recently at the Paris Zoological Park. It is known that the unique form of a nasal mold Physarum polycephalum has nearly 720 sexes and is described by scientists as one of the unexplored mysteries of nature. So, being able to heal myself for two minutes if you cut that in half, endowed with the ability to think in the complete absence of the brain and can detect even in the complete absence of the eyes, mouth and stomach.
Can mold think?
Despite the fact that Physarum polycephalum cause at first glance, any special interest because of their unicellular structure of the residual DNA and proteins, biologists were able to prove that this unique type of mold has the intelligence that allows Physarum polycephalum to make decisions and overcome obstacles artificially constructed. In 2001, a team of Japanese researchers divided a sample of mold on several separate fragments, which were evenly placed around the perimeter of the maze. Several hours later, the mold had grown, combined with their scattered fragments and reaching a left researchers of pieces of food, were able to crawl out of all the dead ends of the maze. The researchers noted that mucus is not just managed to successfully bypass the obstacles of the maze, but were able to focus on the most efficient trajectory in order to achieve a given by the researchers nutrients.
Physarum polycephalum makes a way through the maze.
In Other words, the study was able to show that they possess a primitive intelligence that allows Physarum polycephalum to remember and analyze events. In addition, the experience helped to establish that the studied species of mold has a unique ability to learn, despite the complete absence of the brain, which once again confirms the fact that the nature around us can be much more interesting than it could afford to assume.
the Ability to regenerate the cells of the mold to help in the study of the mechanism of regeneration
The Ability to regenerate most of the living organisms of our planet has acquired approximately 500 million years ago, when the Earth was dominated by so-called Cambrian period. Despite this, regeneration of tissues is completely different in the creatures that received any damage of the body, and, in addition to mold, its most striking manifestations that we can observe in organisms, worms, and some reptiles. However, do not underestimate the person in whose body it is capable of physiological regeneration of bone tissue, which heals after a fracture, hair, nails, and even some organs such as liver and skin.
Scientists believe that as the complexity of the living being, the ability to regenerate gradually loses its power and is considerably weakened. So, if the lizard is able to autotomy (intentional deprivation of the tail) in case of danger, that people, unfortunately, restore the lost limb can not. But what if we should try to explore the mechanism of regeneration of the lower beings in order to understand the working mechanisms of your own body? Well, as reported in the journal Science, researchers from the US believe that beings that have the ability to regenerate, including and found a unique kind of mold Physarum polycephalum, can really help humanity to study this very useful framework, one allowing us to make a real breakthrough in medicine.
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