I'm sure that the slime mold can discriminate between various food sources, selecting the one that is most favorable. Such behavior is present in unicellular organisms such as bacteria. In fact that have a complex regulatory cascade that selectively utilizes the best energy source available. Only when it has been fully consumed will the cell utilize the next best available food source.
What projects are more honourable than working to find new cancer medications? Searching for ET is a noble endeavour, but in terms of relative importance, I don't think there's much comparison.
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I'm sure that the slime mold can discriminate between various food sources, selecting the one that is most favorable. Such behavior is present in unicellular organisms such as bacteria. In fact that have a complex regulatory cascade that selectively utilizes the best energy source available. Only when it has been fully consumed will the cell utilize the next best available food source.
What projects are more honourable than working to find new cancer medications? Searching for ET is a noble endeavour, but in terms of relative importance, I don't think there's much comparison.