Dictyostelium: The Mathematician's Organism

A.J.      Durston

doi:10.2174/13892029113149990010

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This article was to have been written by Kees Weijer, an outstanding pioneer in Dictyostelium research. It was (and is) to celebrate J.T. Bonner’s and Weijer’s contributions to the field and those of the other great pioneers. Unfortunately, Weijer was unable to write his article, due to ill health and since I have some knowledge of this field, I took it over. The article summarises some main results and ideas in Dictyostelium research and their relevance for development of more advanced organisms.

Keywords: Dictyostelium, Excitable medium, Waves, Spirals, Dislocation, Somitogenesis.

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Title:Dictyostelium: The Mathematician's Organism

Volume: 14 Issue: 6

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Keywords: Dictyostelium, Excitable medium, Waves, Spirals, Dislocation, Somitogenesis.

Abstract: This article was to have been written by Kees Weijer, an outstanding pioneer in Dictyostelium research. It was (and is) to celebrate J.T. Bonner’s and Weijer’s contributions to the field and those of the other great pioneers. Unfortunately, Weijer was unable to write his article, due to ill health and since I have some knowledge of this field, I took it over. The article summarises some main results and ideas in Dictyostelium research and their relevance for development of more advanced organisms.

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Durston A.J., Dictyostelium: The Mathematician's Organism, Current Genomics 2013; 14 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13892029113149990010

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13892029113149990010	Print ISSN 1389-2029
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-5488

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