Their computer simulation, one scientist said, “lays a path forward for new kinds of models for similarly entangled systems.”
In a recent study, a group of researchers showed how a worm blob could move as one unit like an animated ball of yarn, meandering away from predators or stress. When times are bad, a worm must become a blob, entangling with hundreds or thousands of other worms into a slimy, writhing ball. When times are good, a worm is simply a worm, wiggling about on its own.
