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finding:salamanders-regenerate-limbs-jaws-eyes-tails-and-ovariesSalamanders regenerate limbs, jaws, eyes, tails, and ovaries.
From McCusker & Gardiner (2011), example of robust regenerative capacity.
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extracted_from(2023) · Clawson, Wesley P. · Levin, Michael
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- Evolution learns to generalize beyond default morphologies, producing problem-solving machines.supportsArgues that evolutionary learning goes beyond specific adaptations.
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- Causal emergence in biological systemsmembers_ofExamines how macro-scale causal power exceeds micro-scale in living and learning systems.
- Systems across kingdoms (neurons, plants, salamanders, xenobots) use bioelectric signaling to solve morphogenesis and behavior, independent of genetic specification.
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- Key evidence that morphogenetic memories are stored in bioelectric circuits and are rewritable via transient voltage state modifications; memory persists across multiple regeneration cycles.