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Exploiting Environmental Computation in a Multi-Agent Model of Slime Mould

, 2015
Very simple organisms, such as the single-celled amoeboid slime mould Physarum polycephalum possess no neural tissue yet, despite this, are known to exhibit complex biological and computational behaviour.
Jones, Jeff
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Biomimetics in Helmet Design: A Review of Aerodynamic Perspectives

Journal of Engineering, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Recent advancements in helmet design demonstrate that mimicking natural models can enhance both aerodynamics and safety protection. Thus, this paper comprehensively reviews the bio‐inspired helmet designs reported in the latest computational and experimental studies, in addition to discussing the biomimetic approaches that integrate aerodynamic ...
Mahadi Hasan Masud, Shuvra Debnath, Md. Nazmul Hossen, Naef A. A. Qasem, Md. Mahbub Alam, Nayem Zaman Saimoon, Md. Nazmus Salehin, Mim Mashrur Ahmed, Vijayanandh Raja   +8 more
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Application of Hybrid Swarming Algorithm on a UAV Regional Logistics Distribution

Biomimetics, 2023
This paper proposes a hybrid algorithm based on the ant colony and Physarum Polycephalum algorithms. The positive feedback mechanism is used to find the globally optimal path.
Yi Zhang, Hongda Yu
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When the path is never shortest: a reality check on shortest path biocomputation

, 2017
Shortest path problems are a touchstone for evaluating the computing performance and functional range of novel computing substrates. Much has been published in recent years regarding the use of biocomputers to solve minimal path problems such as route ...
A Adamatzky, A Adamatzky, A Adamatzky, A. Tero, Andrew Adamatzky, C Scherber, CD Harvey, CR Reid, IH Riedel-Kruse, J Baumgardner, J Houten Van, J Houten Van, J Jones, Jeff Jones, K Ramsch, K Vittori, L Zhu, M Dorigo, M Vela-Pérez, Michael Esau, R Mayne, R Mayne, R Mayne, Richard Mayne, S Stepney, Saikat Jana, SC Pratt, T Hennessey, T Nakagaki   +28 more
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All Organisms Can Be Anesthetized, but There's No Point?

BioEssays, Volume 47, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Because of their interest in medicine, most studies on anesthesia have historically focused on the nervous systems of animals. This has often led to the neglect of the fact that all life forms have the potential to be anesthetized. Anesthetics target proteins, such as four‐domain voltage‐dependent Na+/Ca2⁺ channels (4D‐NaV/CaV) and glutamate ...
Lucia Sylvain‐Bonfanti, Delphine Arbelet‐Bonnin, Christophe Lalanne, Olivier Dellis, Patrice Meimoun, Patrick Laurenti, Etienne Grésillon, François Bouteau   +7 more
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Polyphyletic origin of the genus Physarum (Physarales, Myxomycetes) revealed by nuclear rDNA mini-chromosome analysis and group I intron synapomorphy

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012
Background Physarales represents the largest taxonomic order among the plasmodial slime molds (myxomycetes). Physarales is of particular interest since the two best-studied myxomycete species, Physarum polycephalum and Didymium iridis, belong to this ...
Nandipati Satish CR, Haugli Kari, Coucheron Dag H, Haskins Edward F, Johansen Steinar D   +4 more
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A minimum principle in mRNA editing ?

, 2001
mRNA editing of sequences of many species is analyzed. The nature of the inserted nucleotides and the position of the insertion sites, once fixed the edited peptide chain, are explained by introducing a minimum principle in the framework of the crystal ...
Frappat, L., Sciarrino, A., Sorba, P.
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Biohybrid Computing with Proteinoids and Algae

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 36, September 25, 2025.
We developed a novel biohybrid computing system by combining proteinoid microspheres with algae. The biological mixture creates spontaneous electrical oscillations. These oscillations can perform simple logic operations, such as AND, OR, NAND, and NOR gates. Environmental factors like temperature and pH affect how the system works.
Panagiotis Mougkogiannis, Andrew Adamatzky   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a New AMBER Force Field for Cysteine and Histidine Cadmium‐Binding Proteins and Its Validation Through QM/MM MD Simulations

Journal of Computational Chemistry, Volume 46, Issue 16, June 15, 2025.
In the context of the AMBER parameterization, a new force field is developed and validated for the simulation of cadmium(II)‐binding proteins. The proposed force field takes into account the polarization effect produced by the central ion on its surroundings.
Matteo Orlandi, Marina Macchiagodena, Piero Procacci, Fabrizio Carta, Claudiu T. Supuran, Marco Pagliai   +5 more
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Transcriptomic changes arising during light-induced sporulation in Physarum polycephalum

BMC Genomics, 2010
Background Physarum polycephalum is a free-living amoebozoan protist displaying a complex life cycle, including alternation between single- and multinucleate stages through sporulation, a simple form of cell differentiation.
Glockner Gernot, Barrantes Israel, Meyer Sonja, Marwan Wolfgang   +3 more
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