{
  "id": 9079986,
  "title": "Active control of surface immobilization in the foraging behavior of Paramecium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/active-control-of-surface-immobilization-in-the-foraging-behavior-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.19.752847v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paramecium is a common freshwater ciliate, a unicellular swimming eukaryote that feeds on bacteria. Since the discovery that its motility is controlled by action potentials, which earned it the nickname of \"swimming neuron\", many studies have documented the effect of various stimuli on its behavior, as well as their physiological basis, highlighting the richness of adaptive behavior in this…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}