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TERRA INFORMA. “Ninety-eight percent of data transmitted today is in a language almost no one spoke 30 years ago. We’re in a similar period now. But this revolution will be more widespread because this is software that writes its own hardware." (Juan Enriquez). https://lnkd.in/dKSv-YU View in LinkedIn

EXCELLENT GRAPHIC on the history of pandemics. Covid-19 is a minor player. Despite the tragedy, we got lucky this time, as it could have been something far, far worse. And with no doubt, there will be more. Will we have learned this time to be prepared? https://lnkd.in/duQKXFC View in LinkedIn

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SO ENDS this brief snippet on the communication skills of bacteria. In searches for extraterrestrial life, communication should be one of the earliest search parameters, whether by sound, motion, chemicals or electronic waves. No creature exists alone, and the ability to communicate is fundamental to every life form. View in LinkedIn

BACTERIAL IQ. “Bacteria enriched with specific set of “tools” (such as TCS, TF, Transport, and defense related genes) has a greater potential to survive in highly fluctuating environments, led to the notion that the combined score reflecting the enrichment of these “tools”, can be used as a measure for the “Bacteria IQ”. " "(Chapter 10) https://lnkd.in/dH829kt View in LinkedIn

BACTERIAL LEARNING. “Whilst clearly not a neuronal process and not learning in the sense of more complicated organisms it is also important to note that bacteria have at least some of the characteristics related to “learning”. That is why bacterial social intelligence can be estimated by their ability to communicate, sense their environment and adapt accordingly.”" "(Chapter 10) https://lnkd.in/dH829kt View in LinkedIn

BACTERIAL CULTURAL MEMORY. “We know that bacteria record their past experiences and that ancestor bacteria can influence progeny in ways other than by stable mutations.”" "(Chapter 10) https://lnkd.in/dH829kt View in LinkedIn

INHERITED LEARNING. “They glean relevant latent information from the complex environment, interpret the information in an existential ‘‘meaningful’’ way, develop common knowledge, and in some situations the physiological state of a bacteria (and therefore its experiences) influence the development of its progeny.”" "(Chapter 10) https://lnkd.in/dH829kt View in LinkedIn

INTER- AND INTRA-SPECIES COMMUNICATION. “Bacteria, communicate with each other, with other colonies and different species.”" "(Chapter 10) https://lnkd.in/dH829kt View in LinkedIn

MEANINGFUL CHATTER. “Bacteria use their intra-cellular flexibility, involving signal transduction networks and genomic plasticity, to collectively create the colony and maintain its integrity by sharing interpretations of chemical cues and exchanging chemical messages.”" "(Chapter 10) https://lnkd.in/dH829kt View in LinkedIn