David Lindsey - Stress in the Life of a Social Amoeba: A Model for Understanding Developmental and Neurological Disorders

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David Lindsey - Stress in the Life of a Social Amoeba: A Model for Understanding Developmental and Neurological Disorders

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Dictyostelium, a social amoeba, normally exists as solitary cells that proliferate by cell division while feeding on bacteria in soil and decaying leaves. When stressed by starvation, these amoebae stop dividing and enter a developmental program that results in the formation of a multicellular fruiting body.

Publication Date

3-15-2007

Keywords

E.O. Grundset, David Lindsey, Lecture, Social Amoeba

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Biology

David Lindsey - Stress in the Life of a Social Amoeba: A Model for Understanding Developmental and Neurological Disorders

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