Self-organizing physical and biochemical interactions explain diverse behaviours in Physarum polycephalum
Linnéa Gyllingberg, Abid Haque, Subash K. Ray, Gregory Weber, Jason M. Graham, Simon Garnier
The paper identifies a mechanochemical mechanism in Physarum polycephalum that links intracellular calcium oscillations to coordinated behaviors, showing how simple organisms can generate complex adaptive responses.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics