"Here in this little patch of mulch in my yard is a creature that begins life as
a microscopic amoeba and ends it as a vibrant splotch that produces spores, and
for all the time in between, it is a single cell that can grow as large as a
bath mat, has no brain, no sense of sight or smell, but can solve mazes, learn
patterns, keep time, and pass down the wisdom of generations."
Author Lacy M. Johnson delves deep into the curious world of slime mold-- and
what it might have to teach us.
