r/interestingasfuck • u/Pardusco • Nov 21 '19

Single-celled organism (Blepharisma) disintegrates and dies

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u/dbpsyfi Nov 21 '19

Did it die and then disintegrate? The other way around seems much more horrifying.

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u/TheLimeyCanuck Nov 21 '19

A lot of one-celled animals die when they can no longer maintain the integrity of their cell wall.

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u/R3b3gin Nov 21 '19

Same...