Can Electoral Signals And Information Integration Without Genetic

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Genetic information must encode not only physical forms but also complex self-modifying control mechanisms for behavior and development.claim0.732
Organismic individuality can be separated from genetics: integration and collective action occur in non-neural systems.finding0.730
Empirical findings from developmental biology (Manicka & Levin, Lyon et al.) supporting mechanistic basis for individuality independent of genetic determination.
If intercellular signalling (not genes) is the cognitive medium of a morphogenetic individual, it should be possible to exploit tools of neuroscience to read, interpret and re-write its information content for predictive control.claim0.730
Strong prediction from basal cognition framework; validated in planaria and other species through bioelectric manipulation.
Genetic homogeneity is neither necessary nor sufficient for organismic individuality; functional integration is more importantclaim0.715
Interpretive claim supported by experimental findings on planaria, chimeras, and cancer
If intercellular signaling (not genes) is the cognitive medium of morphogenesis, then bioelectric signals can be read, interpreted, and rewritten to predictively control growth and form without genetic changes.hypothesis0.712
Predictive hypothesis validated in planarians and other species; enables therapeutic manipulation of morphogenetic targets.
Genetic identity is insufficient to define biological individuality.claim0.710
Argues against purely genetic definitions of the self.
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Plants can integrate chemical, electrical, optical, and mechanical signals to discriminate kin from non-kin and they can compete or cooperate with neighbouring organisms.claim0.710
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