Single cell transforms into cannibalistic 'supergiant,' swallowing its clones whole - Phys.org
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Single cell transforms into cannibalistic 'supergiant,' swallowing its clones whole - Phys.org

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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a cannibalistic “supergiant” that drastically changes size, shape, and behavior, and abandons filter-feeding to hunt and consume their genetic…