Cellular intelligence: how cells communicate (Evolution)

by David Turell , Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 21:24 (981 days ago) @ David Turell

With chemical signals:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220316115008.htm

"Cells communicate with one another in the language of chemistry, but those from different kingdoms, such as bacteria and yeast, speak dialects virtually unintelligible to the other.

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"In nature, many cells send and receive chemical signals. This strategy allows bacteria to regulate their behavior, fungi to mate and human cells to notify each other of threats. This type of chemical communication has inspired researchers to devise their own means to join these conversations so they can give cells instructions. While some studies have examined micro- or nano-scale particles that communicate with one type of cell, the use of particles to enable communication between two different types of cells has not been explored."

Comment: dhw how to cells exchange design ideas with these molecular signals? Not the real subject of this article, but it makes a point I wanted to present.