Will loners and introverts save the world? A study of amoebas points to the answer

There are creatures that are not synchronized with a coordinated majority and therefore reproduce, migrate, or blossom at times other than the mass. But are they left behind for accidental reasons or for a survival strategy? Researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey wondered. To answer the question, they studied the behavior of amoebas found inside the slime mold, scientifically called Dictyostelium discoideum.

Curated by Eleonora Giovinazzo