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*Candidates for human-level intelligence: A social oceanic life form like dolphins might be a great candidate, but they cannot master their environment without tools, and tools require manipulators. Squid and octopuses have ten and eight tentacles, but most are not social. Humboldt squid are social hunters, however they only live one year, so they have little time to learn from life or from family. Humboldts are strangely aggressive towards humans and unknown objects; when fighting with Mexican fishers, they flash red and white, giving them the name ''diablos rojos''; they are also cannibalistic. Over the next century, ocean acidification will force Humboldts to live in shallower waters.... Octopuses are noted to have distinct personalities, and live in coral reefs, which are complex environments. They are also smart enough to exhibit [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3328480/Otto-the-octopus-wrecks-havoc.html play behavior] and use [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os6HD-sCRn8 complex camouflaging techniques]. Squids and cuttlefish, with their signaling, have far superior communication abilities which could support complex language. But cuttlefish live 1 year, squid and octopuses live 2-4 years, and they do not get to learn from their parents. What if the Daodan extended their lifespans? Also important to note that recently the gloomy octopus has been discovered to live in small colonies that are built up over successive generations. Can tools be passed on in this environment? On land, bears and raccoons are very intelligent and might develop better manipulation over time. They learn from their parents and may even have self-awareness. Rats are surprisingly smart and have tiny fingers. Perhaps two species can learn to cooperate to overcome their individual shortcomings, and then evolve together. | *Candidates for human-level intelligence: A social oceanic life form like dolphins might be a great candidate, but they cannot master their environment without tools, and tools require manipulators. Squid and octopuses have ten and eight tentacles, but most are not social. Humboldt squid are social hunters, however they only live one year, so they have little time to learn from life or from family. Humboldts are strangely aggressive towards humans and unknown objects; when fighting with Mexican fishers, they flash red and white, giving them the name ''diablos rojos''; they are also cannibalistic. Over the next century, ocean acidification will force Humboldts to live in shallower waters.... Octopuses are noted to have distinct personalities, and live in coral reefs, which are complex environments. They are also smart enough to exhibit [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3328480/Otto-the-octopus-wrecks-havoc.html play behavior] and use [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os6HD-sCRn8 complex camouflaging techniques]. Squids and cuttlefish, with their signaling, have far superior communication abilities which could support complex language. But cuttlefish live 1 year, squid and octopuses live 2-4 years, and they do not get to learn from their parents. What if the Daodan extended their lifespans? Also important to note that recently the gloomy octopus has been discovered to live in small colonies that are built up over successive generations. Can tools be passed on in this environment? On land, bears and raccoons are very intelligent and might develop better manipulation over time. They learn from their parents and may even have self-awareness. Rats are surprisingly smart and have tiny fingers. Perhaps two species can learn to cooperate to overcome their individual shortcomings, and then evolve together. | ||
== | ==Daodan organism== | ||
===Relevant biology=== | |||
Short thoughts and ideas that can be built on. | |||
*[[wp:Allelopathy|Allelopathy]] is a biological phenomenon by which an organism produces one or more biochemicals that influence the germination, growth, survival, and reproduction of other organisms. | |||
*[[wp:Synthetic_biology|Synthetic biology]]. | |||
*[[wp:Somatic_evolution_in_cancer|Somatic evolution in cancer]]. | |||
*[[wp:Satellite_cell|Satellite cell]]. | |||
*[[wp:Cellular_differentiation#Dedifferentiation|Cellular dedifferentiation]], [[wp:Transdifferentiation|transdifferentiation]], [[wp:Telomerase|telomerase]]. | |||
*[[wp:Embodied_cognition|Embodied cognition]]. | |||
*[http://web.mit.edu/nnf/publications/GHM172.pdf Microrheometry of Sub-Nanoliter Biopolymer Samples: Non-Newtonian Flow Phenomena of Carnivorous Plant Mucilage]. | |||
*[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199611143352004 Contagious cancer]. | |||
*[https://phys.org/news/2016-10-prion.html#nRlv Prions] are a likely candidate for how the Daodan works. | |||
*[[wp:Microsatellite_(genetics)|Microsatellite (genetics)]]. | |||
*The human microbiome contains 10,000 species, and about 100 times as many genes as “humans” themselves have (see [https://commonfund.nih.gov/hmp/ Human Microbiome Project], [http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11/01/242361826/exploring-the-invisible-universe-that-lives-on-us-and-in-us NPR animation]). | |||
*Bacteria can communicate and collaborate using [https://phys.org/news/2017-01-bacteria-species-long-range-electrical.html electricity]! | |||
*Remember, forests have [[wp:Rainforest#Layers|layers]]. | |||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633676/ Fetal microchimeric cells]. | |||
*[[wp:Stimulus-triggered_acquisition_of_pluripotency_cell|STAP cells]] would have been maybe the most important genetic discovery ever if it weren’t a hoax! The suggestion that cells could become totipotent by simply being immersed in weak acid was eerily reminiscent of [[:File:Chapter_12_.MISSION_COMPLETE.png|this]]. | |||
*[[wp:Tobacco_mosaic_virus|Tobacco mosaic virus]]: "Due to its cylindrical high aspect ratio, self-assembling nature, and ability to incorporate metal coatings (nickel and cobalt) into its shell, TMV is an ideal candidate to be incorporated into battery electrodes." | *[[wp:Tobacco_mosaic_virus|Tobacco mosaic virus]]: "Due to its cylindrical high aspect ratio, self-assembling nature, and ability to incorporate metal coatings (nickel and cobalt) into its shell, TMV is an ideal candidate to be incorporated into battery electrodes." | ||
*Massive bio-concept dump: [[wp:Host_(biology)#Host_range|host range]], [[wp:Okazaki_fragments|Okazaki fragments]], [[wp:Mobilome|mobilome]], [[wp:Aggressive_mimicry|aggressive mimicry]], [[wp:Molecular_mimicry|molecular mimicry]], [[wp:Vector_(biology)|vector]], [[wp:RNA_interference|RNA interference]], [[wp:Viroids|viroids]], [[wp:Plasmids|plasmids]], [[wp:Rolling circle replication|rolling circles]], [[wp:Electroporation|electroporation]], [[wp:Replicons|replicons]], prions (see above), [[wp:Transposons|transposons]], [[wp:Red_Queen%27s_Hypothesis|Red Queen's Hypothesis]], [[wp:Millepora_alcicornis|Millepora alcicornis]]. | |||
===Nature and origin=== | |||
*Could the Daodan be like mitochondria? | |||
*Does the Daodan really mean “sped-up evolution” as a whole, or just improved defenses? Can it activate junk DNA to restore lost features from progenitor life forms? | |||
*Is the Wilderness creeping in by not just trophic level but by the ecological concept of “succession”? | |||
*What will happen to upper trophic levels if the lowest trophic level is being replaced? Is it the opposite of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q trophic cascade]? | |||
*Would neo-Agriculture around the world lead to neo-[[wp:Center_of_origin|Vavilov Centers]]? | |||
*Could the Daodan be from a rogue planet (which are said to outnumber orbiting planets), or a round-trip comet? | |||
*I used to believe that the brain could not be overtaken by the Chrysalis because new neurons are not developed, but apparently “researchers have observed adult neurogenesis in avians, Old World primates, and humans. Adults of these species retain [[wp:Cell_potency|multipotent]] neural stem cells in the [[wp:Subventricular_zone|subventricular zone]] of the [[wp:Lateral_ventricles|lateral ventricles]] and [[wp:Subgranular_zone|subgranular zone]] of the [[wp:Dentate_gyrus|dentate gyrus]]. The newborn neurons generated in these areas migrate to the [[wp:Olfactory_bulb|olfactory bulb]] and the [[wp:Dentate_gyrus|dentate gyrus]], respectively, and are believed to integrate into existing neural circuits. The function and physiological significance of adult-born neurons remains unclear. Some studies have suggested that post-natal neurogenesis also occurs in the [[wp:Neocortex|neocortex]], an idea that is disputed.” ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_common_misconceptions&oldid=468972367#Brain source]) | |||
*The Daodan can also experiment with [http://25.media.tumblr.com/3608367d74544df070a5a8c3acf2d4af/tumblr_mt2f1cXXY81s3yrubo1_r1_1280.jpg altered regeneration]. | |||
*The Wilderness might spread using fungi as the pioneer organism, as apparently happened with land life on Earth. See mycorrhizal networks (which would also allow me to work in something of Paradox’s ideas). | |||
==Neo-Agriculture== | |||
'''Neo-Agriculture''' is a placeholder term for the act of adapting the Wilderness to the world of humans. The working assumption is that the Wilderness is primarily composed of plants, both extraterrestrial (from across the "phase veil") and perhaps mutated Earth plants. Some time after the events of Oni, some scientists are working at finding a way to live alongside the hostile life of the Wilderness, akin to Princess [[Nausicaa]]. This is as opposed to the [[wp:Slash-and-burn|slash-and-burn]] approach that some are taking towards the encroaching wildlife, and also opposed to the idea of giving everyone Chrysalises so they can adapt to the Wilderness. | |||
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