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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik

BP 9: Poster II

BP 9.18: Poster

Monday, March 16, 2020, 17:30–19:30, P2/2OG

Is the swimming behavior of Paramecium controlled by the thermodynamic state of its membrane? — •Anne Paeger and Matthias Schneider — TU Dortmund, Deutschland

The transition of native lipid membranes appears to be tied to its growth conditions. How and why seems to be an open debate. Here we study the swimming velocity of Paramecium caudatum, which changes for different variables. Temperature-velocity curves are different for paramecia cultured at different temperatures, i.e. the living system adapts to its growth condition. In this project, we test the hypothesis that adaptation of the swimming behavior of the organism origins in the adaptation of the thermodynamic state of the membrane.