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All plants in natural ecosystems are thought to be symbiotic with mycorrhizal and/or endophytic fungi. Collectively, these fungi express different symbiotic lifestyles ranging from parasitism to mutualism. Analysis of Colletotrichum species indicates that individual isolates can express either parasitic or mutualistic lifestyles depending on the host genotype colonized. The endophyte colonization pattern and lifestyle expression indicate that plants can be discerned as either disease, non-disease, or non-hosts. Fitness benefits conferred by fungi expressing mutualistic lifestyles include biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, growth enhancement, and increased reproductive success. Analysis of plant–endophyte associations in high stress habitats revealed that at least some fungal endophytes confer habitat-specific stress tolerance to host plants. Without the habitat-adapted fungal endophytes, the plants are unable to survive in their native habitats. Moreover, the endophytes have a broad host range encompassing both monocots and eudicots, and confer habitat-specific stress tolerance to both plant groups. | All plants in natural ecosystems are thought to be symbiotic with mycorrhizal and/or endophytic fungi. Collectively, these fungi express different symbiotic lifestyles ranging from parasitism to mutualism. Analysis of Colletotrichum species indicates that individual isolates can express either parasitic or mutualistic lifestyles depending on the host genotype colonized. The endophyte colonization pattern and lifestyle expression indicate that plants can be discerned as either disease, non-disease, or non-hosts. Fitness benefits conferred by fungi expressing mutualistic lifestyles include biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, growth enhancement, and increased reproductive success. Analysis of plant–endophyte associations in high stress habitats revealed that at least some fungal endophytes confer habitat-specific stress tolerance to host plants. Without the habitat-adapted fungal endophytes, the plants are unable to survive in their native habitats. Moreover, the endophytes have a broad host range encompassing both monocots and eudicots, and confer habitat-specific stress tolerance to both plant groups. | ||
'''source:''' http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/59/5/1109 | '''source:'''<br>- http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/59/5/1109<br>- (mirror) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/139715/OniGalore/RS_T_Sources/1109.full.pdf | ||
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==Bioc== | |||
Abbreviation for its nickname ''bio crystal''. | |||
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===Comparing DC and Bioc=== | |||
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!width=50%|Daodan Chrysalis | |||
!Bioc | |||
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passive, defensive, protective, analyzing harmful stimuli, flexible<br><br>guidelines:<br>- observe the own organism<br>- identify harmful influences<br>- adapt to those influences<br>(idea based on "negative utilitarianism") | |||
Survival by adapting own organism. -> Give up / loss of self-control. | |||
Mirrors a possible new behavior.<br>(Based on Hasegawa's mindset.) | |||
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active, aggressive, possessive, analyzing all matter, somewhat inflexible<br><br>guidelines:<br>- observe the environment<br>- identify types of matter<br>- make resources available<br>(idea based on "utilitarianism") | |||
Survival by adapting the environment. -> Total control. | |||
Mirrors old human behavior. | |||
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!colspan=2|Synthesis: DC-B-hybrid? | |||
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The behavior of both - DC and bioc - are extreme. And extremes doesn't last very long therefore a sythesis is needed. How new guidlines could look like: | |||
Analyzing threats: Adapt to harmful stimuli <u>if</u> limits become exceeded. | |||
Analyzing resources: Adapt to new energy sources <u>if</u> favorable source is unavailable. | |||
Defense against <u>or</u> cooperation with other organisms. (developing immunity or integration) | |||
Process of fusion: | |||
* Bioc invades Daodan biomass. | |||
* Bioc identifies useful matter and agglomerate it. | |||
* Daodan identifies Bioc as harmful stilumi and creates protections. | |||
* [...]* | |||
Rettung durch genetische Schnittstelle? Emergente Struktur. | |||
Rettung durch ''informationelle'' Schnittstelle? | |||
Die NASA sucht nach Ressourcen und Organismen. Es ist bekannt dass tief in unserem Planeten Mikroorganisen leben, also wurde der Bioc so konstruiert das er sie erkennen kann. "Durch seine Bauarbeit wird die Planetenkruste umgeflügt, wir wollen keine potentielle Entdeckungen zerstören. (Wie bei Bauarbeit, wo Archäologen manchmal die Zerstörung von Artefakte beklagen.) | |||
Das Schutzprogamm für andere Organismen ist in der ''ausgebrochenen'' Version des Bioc noch nicht enthalten. Ab einer/m bestimmten Masse/Volumen entwickelt der Bioc seine ''höheren Organe'' mit denen sich diese künstliche Lebensform updaten lässt. *So kann die Fusion doch noch stattfinden. | |||
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==SLD== | ==SLD== | ||
'''[[SLD|Simulated Life Doll]]''' | |||
===Speculation about brain components=== | |||
SLDs might use nanospintronics components. They feature: | |||
* higher energy efficiency - no electric current needed, less energy used | |||
* faster components - no electric charge is transported and thus no thermal problems appears which allows clock speed up to 10,000 GHz | |||
* smaller components - e.g. the OR gate (actual iron-atom gate counts aprox. 3nm), these kind of components can be smaller than todays semiconductor | |||
* non-volatile memory - '''information doesn't become lost when power is turned off''' because they are stored magnetically (that way also the boot process of computer would become significate faster) | |||
* and nanospintronics would also allow hybrid components for calculation and memory (these information were adapted from [http://idw-online.de/pages/de/attachmentdata8851.pdf here] [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/139715/OniGalore/RS_T_Sources/attachmentdata8851.pdf (mirror)]) | |||
That's the point which is especially interessting because of the analogy to biological ''componets''. Also biological brains uses one type of ''components'' for two things - the nerons store '''and''' process information. | |||
===Are SLDs alive?=== | ===Are SLDs alive?=== | ||
* "The SLD project is an attempt to recreate human physiology with artificial materials." | * "The SLD project is an attempt to recreate human physiology with artificial materials." | ||
* The TCTF classified SLDs as androids. | * The TCTF classified SLDs as androids. | ||
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===What's the purpose of SLDs?=== | ===What's the purpose of SLDs?=== | ||
Of course androids of human-like intellect would have a high economic value. But in case of SLDs I think something else matters. They are robots with a mind and as such they could be a tool to study intelligence in an mechanical environment. Hence the name "Simulated Life". | Of course androids of human-like intellect would have a high economic value. But in case of SLDs I think something else matters. They are robots with a mind and as such they could be a tool to study intelligence in an mechanical environment. Hence the name "Simulated Life". | ||
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So, simulating life although we don't understand its creation fits into this logic. Humans used often physical phenomena even before they fully understood them. For instance, the atomic force for power plants or lasers in data disc devices. They are explainable by quantum theories but the physical technologies were earlier created. Making things work was enough. | So, simulating life although we don't understand its creation fits into this logic. Humans used often physical phenomena even before they fully understood them. For instance, the atomic force for power plants or lasers in data disc devices. They are explainable by quantum theories but the physical technologies were earlier created. Making things work was enough. | ||
According to wikipedia the idea of artificial intelligence was born [[wikipedia:History_of_artificial_intelligence#The_birth_of_artificial_intelligence_1943.E2.88.921956|in 1943]] and since then many scientists have tried to create an AI. There are some different attempts to program an AI. So far no attempt succeeded. | |||
Also mind-uploading is considered as an approach for an AI. In Oni's timeline mind-uploading could already exist if you have an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_AI#Processing_requirements_for_low-level_brain_emulation optimistic view] onto things. (However, the existence of "deadly brains" let assume that AIs are still in development otherwise DBs would be obsolete.) With the obtained data, the mind doesn't need to become ''reinvented'' but analyzed. After the phase of analysis a true artificial intelligence could be designed. | |||
The third part of the abbreviation has a bit less obvious meaning. "Doll" basically refers to the environment of the simulated life but there are other terms they could have used. Is it possible that the name was influenced by "ghost in the shell"? In this case it's not likely because the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence second GITS movie] with dolls as topic was published (2004) after Oni release (2001). | The third part of the abbreviation has a bit less obvious meaning. "Doll" basically refers to the environment of the simulated life but there are other terms they could have used. Is it possible that the name was influenced by "ghost in the shell"? In this case it's not likely because the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence second GITS movie] with dolls as topic was published (2004) after Oni release (2001). | ||