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California blackworms Lumbriculus variegatus come together to perform certain communal tasks. When they perceive a threat or are seeking to regulate their temperature or moisture, theyre able to disseminate in a matter of milliseconds. The
stanley flasche se self-organizing worm knots form in groups as small as 5 worms and as large as 50,000 writhing individuals. The teams research on the worms movements was publishedtoday i
stanley france n Science. Actively shapeshifting topological matter is currently the stuff of science fiction, said Saad Bhamla, an engineer at Georgia Tech and a co-author of the paper, in an institute release. Imagine a soft, nonwoven material made of millions of stringlike filaments that can tangle and untangle on command, forming a smart adhesive bandage that shape-morphs as a wound heals, or a smart filtration material that alters pore topology to trap particles of different sizes or chemical properties. The possibilities are endless, Bhamla added. To decipher the worms remarkable ability to come together and disassemble, the researchers used ultrasound imaging to produce a 3D reconstruction of the worms movements. They combined this reconstruction with theoretical analysis to produce a model of the worms mechanical movements. Remarkably, the researchers found that most worms were in contact with other worms, and when any individual took an action, the surrounding worms acted in turn, in fractions of a second. Tak
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An international team of researchers has been working with the National Institute of Health INS in Peru, looking at the genetic history of pathogens that have sprung up in Latin America over the past few decades. They found odd correlations with pathogens that were already established in Asia. This could be attributed to people or livestock carrying the pathogen making it across the ocean in boats. But based on the timing, the researchers believe it could be an unknown consequence of El Ni帽o. Their findings are published in Nature Microbiology. When looking at disease-causing agents, the researchers were specifically looking at vibrios鈥攂acteria that float around in sea water. Not all of these bacteria are harmful, but about a dozen cause serious illnesses, including cholera and the deep misery thats the result of eatingundercooked shellfish. A horrible cholera outbreak in 1990 killed 13,000 people in Peru. In 1997 and 2010, there were two major outbre
stanley shop aks of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the bacteria that contaminates shellfish. These outbreaks also correspond with
stanley fr major El Ni帽o weather phenomenons. The bacteria arent efficient travelers on their own, but they do associate closely with zooplankton. Zooplankton are champion drifters, particularly if something gives them an opportunity to travel. The research
stanley cup ers believe that major El Ni帽o events give them just such an opportunity. While were focused on the weather, an invisible bridge of water could be opening up between contin
