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Slime molds exhibit fascinating networking behavior where they can recognize self and non-self when plasmodia encounter each other. The current models do not fully explain this allorecognition behavior. Their ability to create vast networks is still being studied but is rooted in extracellular signaling between individual cells. Researchers in Japan found that when presented with food sources arranged like Japanese cities, slime molds constructed nutrient transport networks strikingly similar to the layout

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