Is it true that certain funguses can be used to model the most efficient routes for things like subway systems? I refer specifically to Paul Stamets comments about Physarium polycephalum. - Quora
![TIL Scientists put slime mold onto a model of a map of Tokyo, with food representing urban centers. After a day, it created a network almost identical to Tokyo's actual rail network. TIL Scientists put slime mold onto a model of a map of Tokyo, with food representing urban centers. After a day, it created a network almost identical to Tokyo's actual rail network.](https://external-preview.redd.it/xfD80kB6X6uODOPz9BLO_iMfL_dw8IoyDEJDvk9qpZ0.jpg?auto=webp&s=f4513634c87c6ac72441f20f87071978a0c0a9da)
TIL Scientists put slime mold onto a model of a map of Tokyo, with food representing urban centers. After a day, it created a network almost identical to Tokyo's actual rail network.
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Slime Mold Can Solve Exponentially Complicated Problems in Linear Time | Biology, Computer Science | Sci-News.com
![Comparison of the Physarum networks with the Tokyo rail network. (A) In... | Download Scientific Diagram Comparison of the Physarum networks with the Tokyo rail network. (A) In... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Fricker/publication/41111573/figure/fig2/AS:601617799864321@1520448269198/Comparison-of-the-Physarum-networks-with-the-Tokyo-rail-network-A-In-the-absence-of_Q320.jpg)