Bacteria Anticipate Coming Changes In Their Environment

clipped from www.terradaily.com Bacteria Anticipate Coming Changes In Their Environment Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 25, 2008 Microbes may be smarter than we think. A new study by Princeton University researchers shows for the first time that bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings -- they anticipate and prepare for them. The findings, reported in Science, challenge the prevailing notion that only organisms with complex nervous systems have this ability.