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swarm_intelligence_in_plants
"The idea that plants basically have nerves ‹ a conclusion that grows
out of hard-to-interpret observations of electrical activity in plant tissue ‹ has ignited a thunderstorm of its own among plant scientists in recent years. ³The use of the word intelligence (with or without swarm) simply humanizes (or animalizes, since they talk about swarms) the situation,² says David Robinson or the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Such ³silly² terminology, in his words, ³reduces serious plant science to the level of esoterics.² However, he¹s not disputing the ability of plants to solve complicated strategic problems. ³Of course,² he says, ³it¹s well known that roots have Œcognitive¹ abilities.²" http://www.sciencenews.org/view/gene...n/Rooting_for_ swarm_intelligence_in_plants -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden "Always tell the truth and you don't have to remember anything." --Mark Twain. |