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Quorum sensing is a type of decision-making process used by decentralized groups to coordinate behavior. Many species of bacteria use quorum sensing to coordinate their gene expression according to the local density of their population. Similarly, some social insects use quorum sensing to make collective decisions about where to nest. In addition to its function in biological systems, quorum sensing has several useful applications for computing and robotics.
The stuff I’m reading right now
- Des centrales solaires inspirées des tournesols January 31, 2012
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- Percée majeure en génétique : cancer du cerveau chez l’enfant January 30, 2012
- Sustainable January 29, 2012
- Scientists Build a Data Storage Device Out of Salmon DNA January 29, 2012
- Des différences dans le cerveau des gros buveurs January 29, 2012
- L’ordinateur, outil d’apprentissage et de réussite pour les étudiants January 29, 2012
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