Bacterial communities swarm into gorgeous works of art

This is a moving-picture show of a bacterial community , take by Eshel Ben - Jacob , who thinks bacteria are both the key to understanding complex biological systems and a source of incredible nontextual matter . These bacteria , discovered by Ben - Jacob ’s inquiry team , ego - organise into intricate and beautiful systems .

Bacteria are generally pictures swimming around by themselves , but they ’re not as solitary as they ’re made out to be . Many are quorum - sensing , meaning that when they detect a certain amount of them are present , they can build up into astounding complex biotic community .

Paenibacillus dendritiformis and the Paenibacillus whirl are two types of bacterium , both discover by Eshel Ben - Jacob , a physicists - turned - biologist . They establish up into monolithic colonies . The bacteria in each colony can exceed the numeral of the great unwashed on Earth , so they make a bacterial superintendent - city . Unlike most human cities , the bacterium can make beautiful structures as they grow their settlement outward . Ben - Jacob take moving picture of those structures , tints them , and makes them into bacterial art .

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