Slime mold formation

A starved cell population of ~10000 Dictyostelium cells develops on agar in a 1mm wide hole to form a slime mold (and eventually a fruiting body, not shown). Fluorescence microscopy is used to visualize a ubiquitously expressed RFP-fusion protein. The movie shows how cells aggregate via chemotaxis.
(For more information go to http://tglab.princeton.edu)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• biophysics
• cell
• signaling
• amoeba
• chemotaxis
• dictyostelium
• microscopy

[tglab]

The 15 second movie is roughly 5 hours in real time.

[hochdaddy]

impressive

[Turandot29]

I've always found slime mold fascinating. Post some more.

[gulchen123]

Fantastic! What is the time frame?

[hydraulis99]

that's amazing, thx 4 posting