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slime molds are one of the coolest organisms ever btw In order to optimally transport nutrients, they've basically learned to solve the shortest path problem. Scientists have leveraged this behavior to do cool things, like replicating the US Interstate Highway system and building unconventional computing applications. On a personal note, I remember I was introduced to slime molds in my college botany class. One of our projects was to grow slime molds, and I was so fascinated I kept growing them for like a year after the class ended, trying to replicate some of these interesting behaviors. It was like a pet for me lol

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