New article on Inoreader

http://www.youtube.com/user/newscientistvideoSingle-celled organism uses natural mechanical computer to walk -

A single-celled organism that walks on surfaces with 14 "legs" seems to control these legs with a mechanical computer made of fibres called microtubules.

The finding might help explain how many other single-celled organisms engage in extraordinarily sophisticated behaviours despite having no brain or nervous system.

Reference: bioRxiv, DOI: 10.1101/2021.02.26.433123