Sunday, January 12, 2020
Perfect match
I linked this article on plant intelligence in previous item, as a nice handy example of biologists removing the DarwinIST theory goggles and returning to Darwin's own open-minded curiosity.
The article turns out to be sharply appropriate to the subject of previous item: a naturalist who constantly canceled and erased his own observations to serve DarwinISM.
These authors aren't afraid to talk about smart plants:
"It's not only that the plant can 'sense' or 'smell' a nematode," Schroeder said. "It's that the plant learns a foreign language, and then broadcasts something in that language to spread propaganda that 'this is a bad place'. Plants mess with nematodes' communications system to drive them away."Here's the specific match: The plants suck up chemicals that the nematodes use for communication within the plant, thus CENSORING the roundworm senses; and then pour out the chemical into the soil, thus blinding the roundworms with fake THEORIES that this plant is already fully parasitized. The conclusion is beautiful:
He added: "Plants aren't passive green things. They are active participants in an interactive dialog with the surrounding environment, and we will continue to decipher this dialog."Take that, Burroughs.
Labels: Smarty-plants
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