E. Coli Calculus: Bacteria Find the Derivative Optimally

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Researchers from The University of Tokyo show that the chemotaxis sensing system that bacteria use to determine the direction of food is optimal for a noisy environment. This work may lead to better treatments for bacterial infections as well as control of biomimetic robots.

2021.03.24

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E. Coli Calculus: Bacteria Find the Derivative Optimally

The University of Tokyo researchers use information theory to show that the accepted biochemical model of bacterial chemical sensing is mathematically equivalent to the optimal solution, with implications for microbiology and robotics

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