Slug of Social Amoebae (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

Slug of Social Amoebae

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This is a slug made up of social amoebae. In red are the reactive oxygen species produced by the sentinel cells, which are necessary for the generation of DNA nets that defend the slug.

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©Thierry Soldati, UNIGE

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