Can Cells Learn?

Can cells learn? To answer this question, we made an Arduino-controlled device to test the ability of giant single-celled pond organisms named Stentor to learn and habituate to mechanical input.

What inspired you to make this project?:
I have always been interested in the idea that cells are like robots, and in recent years I became more inspired to really test it out after reading the book "Wetware, a computer inside every living cell", by Dennis Bray.