Synchronized Swimming Cells

Biology News Net recently posted an article about Algae galloping. 'new research reveals that species of single-celled algae coordinate their flagella to achieve a remarkable diversity of swimming gaits. When it comes to four-legged animals such as cats, horses and deer, or even humans, the concept of a gait is familiar, but what about unicellular green algae with multiple limb-like flagella?'

On the program today Dr. Joe Francis joins me to discuss this article.

Dr. Francis is the Chairperson, Department of Biological and Physical Sciences and Department of Mathematics Professor of Biological Sciences at the Master's College