Michael Levin Lab Preprint: Multicellular Systems Induce Decodable Patterns in Bacteria
drmichaellevin · x · 2026-09-05
Michael Levin's group (led by Elena Sergeeva, with UC San Diego and University of Vermont collaborators) posted a new preprint, "Living multicellular systems induce decodable spatial patterns in bacterial collectives."
- Part of their effort to build tools for communicating with unconventional agents and helping them communicate with each other
- Core finding: living multicellular systems induce spatial patterns in bacterial collectives that are decodable, suggesting such cross-system communication already exists
A continuation of Levin's bioelectricity and basal-agency research program.
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