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The left image shows slime mold growing out from an initial food source to colonize other food sources (white dots) arranged like a map of Tokyo rail stations. After 26 hours of growth, the mold resolved itself into a network of tubes that efficiently connected the food sources.Since the best city planners around the world have not been able to end traffic jams, scientists are looking to a new group of experts: slime mold.

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