@ruthhook_ But I like the cell part of biology I prefer to think of it as an agglomeration of symbionts & viruses I recommend teaching Dictyostelium discoideum The amoeba differentiates into specialized cells, even immune cells with white blood cell
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@Caroline_Bartma You're reminding me of the lifecycle of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. They actually join together & differentiate into specialized cells for muscle, reproduction, even immune system! They even make neutrophil-like white
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More on dicty: Review of life cycle and some evo reconstruction https://t.co/LW4tgv3XxK Life cycle self-organization https://t.co/QC4tkJurWo Dicty as model phagocyte https://t.co/vzCmw4lQFa A model of cell motility https://t.co/6RBBWsUCVi
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Eat Prey, Live: Dictyostelium discoideum As a Model for Cell-Autonomous Defenses https://t.co/S6tmuhsr4a