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Multicellular lifeforms are the machinery that microbes build to improve homeostasis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by carapace 2y ago
Multicellular lifeforms are the machinery that microbes build to improve homeostasis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis
- Vecr 2y agoI think the theory is doubtful. Sounds too outcome oriented/group-selection-y.
- carapace 2y agoAre you at all familiar with the work of Michael Levin et. al.? E.g. "What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjD1aLm4Thg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjD1aLm4Thg