Rice University: Swirling Bacteria Mimic Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'
December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 14 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
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Rice, Wyoming labs discover emergent social circles in myxobacteria
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Scientists discovered a way to transform millions of predatory bacteria into swirling flash mobs reminiscent of painter Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" as the unexpected result of experiments on a genetic circuit the creatures use to discern friend from foe.
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Rice, Wyoming labs discover emergent social circles in myxobacteria
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Scientists discovered a way to transform millions of predatory bacteria into swirling flash mobs reminiscent of painter Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" as the unexpected result of experiments on a genetic circuit the creatures use to discern friend from foe.