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CONTENTS

Summary

  • Mindset
  • Main hypotheses
  • Approach
  • 1. Introduction

  • An operational definition of the intelligent cell.
  • Are there reasons to think that cells are intelligent?
  • Does it matter if cells are intelligent?
  • Anatomy of the intelligent cell
  • 2. Intelligent movement:

  • Symmetry of sister cells
  • Collision behavior
  • Cells detect subtle guidance
  • Guidance: Not by force but by information
  • Cells probe their surroundings. Gathering of global information
  • Group migration
  • Autonomous movements of cytoplasmic fragments
  • 3. Infrared 'vision' of cells

  • Are centrioles the 'eye' of the cell?
  • Cells detect microscopic infrared light sources
  • Infrared detection is not phototaxis
  • Location of the cellular 'eye'
  • Can cells see each other?
  • Are microtubules the 'nerves' of the cell?
  • Are mitochondria the natural cellular light sources?
  • 4. Appendix

  • The best design for a cellular eye is a pair of centrioles
  • 5.Bibliography

    6.Glossary

    7. Discussion forum

  • Scientific Press
  • Site visitors
  • Related sites
  • 8.Respond by e-mail.

    The e-mail addresses, names and comments received here will be posted on the Discussion forum under the heading of Site visitors.

    9.Acknowledgement



    last updated:2/11/98