Can Cells Learn?

Maker Faire Bay Area 2017

May 19th-21st

Exhibit Biology

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.

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Wallace Marshall

Wallace Marshall is an electrical engineer who studies cell biology with the goal of learning how living things solve engineering problems. He's always looking for new ways to combine his hobby of electronics with his profession of biology.

Categories: Biology, Arduino, Education, Electronics, Science

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