Category: Protists (Algae, Amoeba, Dinoflagellates)
Physarum Polycephalum (Slime Mold): Chemical Properties
Slime Mold, Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reactions, Shuttle Streaming, Nutrition, Plasma Invagination
Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles, Ethan Levene, Audrey Pepin
The Chemistry Behind the Coral Colony
Biomineralization, Aragonite, Photosynthesis, Symbiosis, Zooxanthellae, Corals
Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia
Physarum Polycephalum (Slime Mold): the Mazerunner
Physarum polycephalum; Slime mold; Tube network; Locomotion; External stimuli; Navigation; Structural integrity; Peristaltic waves; Chemotaxis; Lattice structure
Audrey Pepin, Ethan Levene, Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles
Navigating the Depths of Hydrozoan and Bryozoan Physical Design Solutions
Skeletons, Locomotion, Medusoid jet propulsion, Hydrodynamics, Feeding mechanisms, Nematocytes
Aizaz Ahsan Wahla, Ocean Burland, Dante Daniel Garcia Perez, Jessica Michalski
The Physical Basis of Coral Reefs
Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia
Slime Mold: A True Biological Computer
Network optimization, CELL models, Slime Mold Algorithm, Cognition, Game theory, Pattern formation, Reaction-Diffusion theory, Keller-Segel Model, Biomaterial
Audrey Pepin, Ethan Levene, Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles
Just Keep Swimming: Structure, Movement, and Light Interactions of Unicellular Green Algae
Unicellular green algae, stress, locomotion, kinematics, swimming, light properties
Ai-Lan Ji-Eun Nguyen, Tesnim Obey, Anders Schwarz, Jackson Yu
A Mathematical Approach to Understanding Volvox
Algae, fractal geometry, self-assembly, nutrient uptake, embryo inversion, multicellularity, randomness, swimming
Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar
The Chemistry Lying Deep Within a Volvox Colony
Asexual/sexual reproduction, metabolism, protein-protein interactions, phototsynesis, colony, aging/senescence
Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar
The Biophysics of Volvox
Protist, algae, hydrodynamic interaction, phototaxis, embryo inversion
Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar
Art in Symmetry: Mathematical Models that Dictate Radiolarian Structures
Voronoi tessellations, protist, biomineralization, symmetry, Geodesic sphere, tomography, symmetry
Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung
Unveiling the Chemistry of Radiolaria: Exploring Elemental Insights and Environmental Significance
Biomineralization, bioluminescence, photosymbiosis, silica cycle, bioindicator, protists
Vicky Barré, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung, Liora Benzecry