E. Coli Calculus: Bacteria Find the Derivative Optimally (IMAGE)

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

E. Coli Calculus: Bacteria Find the Derivative Optimally

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The University of Tokyo researchers use information theory to show that the accepted biochemical model of bacterial chemical sensing is mathematically equivalent to the optimal solution, with implications for microbiology and robotics

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Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

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