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DELAYED PHENOTYPIC RESPONSE. "It should be cautiously noted here that these stress-induced changes in plant response resulting from previous experiences involve a priming input that modifies chromatin patterns but does not lead to an immediate phenotypic response [i.e. memory with delayed output." https://lnkd.in/dH68RKn View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT FROM NATURE considers the question of the evolution of bilateral symmetry in animals. In our universe, symmetry is very important. Symmetry breaking in physics is critical for many phenomena. Quite why mirror imagery, and with it, balance, is so important is an interesting question. In biology, symmetry is a subject that has occupied scientists for a long time. During this weekend, we will touch on some of the highlights of their thinking. View in LinkedIn

EPIGENETIC STRESSORS (CONT). "Induced plant defences, whereby an anti-herbivore or anti-pathogen response is primed by environmental cues that reliably indicate an increased probability of attacks prior to their occurrence; acquired tolerance to drought stress, whereby exposure of young plants to a mild salt treatment primes enhanced drought tolerance in adult plants." https://lnkd.in/dH68RKn View in LinkedIn

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CALCULATIONS AND MEMORY. "Our recent results however suggest that plants are capable of processing information encrypted in light intensity and in its energy. With the help of nonphotochemical quenching and photoelectrophysiological signaling (PEPS) plants are able to perform biological quantum computation and memorize light training in order to optimize their Darwinian fitness." https://lnkd.in/d7QCXaS View in LinkedIn

MEMORY OR CHEMICAL CUES? "Similarly, the notorious example of dodder host selection can be re-told (i.e., narratively modeled) as simple attraction towards synchronous chemical cues produced by the prospective host." https://lnkd.in/dfsCv77 View in LinkedIn