Evolutionary Biology and the Endosymbiotic Theory of Consciousness.
| 20-03-2025 02:32 | |
| Im a BM★★★★★ (2282) |
Off topic from climate change, admittedly. But it does get into some biogeochemistry of evolutionary biology relevant to how organisms alter the atmosphere. Evolutionary Biology and the Endosymbiotic Theory of Consciousness. To understand how we can use the technology of applied biogeochemistry to address climate change and ocean "acidification", it is useful to understand a few things about evolutionary biology. Bacteria once used transformation of carbon dioxide into methane to create an atmosphere in which methane was present at double digit percentage (parts per hundred) concentrations, rather than the 1.7 parts per MILLION that it is today. Bacteria today can transform methane into carbon dioxide, reducing the global warming potential of the greenhouse gas twenty fold. The evolution of endosymbiosis, such as the mitochondria that allow an otherwise anaerobic organism to utilize oxygen as oxidant, can be applied as technology for organisms to combine their efforts in symbiosis to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Understanding of evolutionary biology can help us understand how to be better stewards of the Earth. It can also help us understand ourselves and what we really are. The endosymbiotic theory of consciousness. Every human body is a pair of conjoined twins, each twin having its own separate brain. One twin lives entirely inside of the other. Distinct tissue types. One twin has striated muscle tissue, controlled by the cerebrum. The skeletal muscles are under conscious control by the twin with the 5 senses to interact with the outside world. These muscles use a different neurotransmitter than the other brain to be sure the signals never get crossed. The other twin has smooth muscle tissue, controlled by the brain stem. The smooth muscles are under unconscious control by the twin with the 200 senses to interact with the inside world. These muscles use a different neurotransmitter than the other brain to be sure the signals never get crossed. One twin controls the central nervous system with its cerebral brain. This runs down the middle of the spine. One twin controls the autonomic nervous system with its brainstem. This runs down two parallel tracks away from the spine, deeper in the body. Use of different neurotransmitters prevents them from accidentally interfering with each other. But aren't conjoined twins IDENTICAL? They are genetically identical. Identical genotypes. They are expressed in radically different phenotypes. Phenotypic plasticity at the earliest phase of embryonic development led to very different body types as they one grew inside the other. Distinct tissue types extended out and grew around each other. Tony was a scientific genius who made his first brilliant discovery at age 17. He was too smart for high school so they had him take classes at local college. The class was neurobiology. Tony remembered the time they first forced him to eat liver. It tasted like POISON! It was probably the only time they ever had to fight with him to get him to eat something. That shit tasted so godawful bad, and they weren't going to let him get away without punishment unless he ate more of it. After many tears and much conflict, only half of the piece of liver remained on the plate. And it tasted horrible the whole time. The next morning Tony woke up with a CRAVING for liver. He happily requested that liver please be prepared again. Parents were still pissed about the night before and thought it was mockery. Tony REALLY WANTED to eat liver again. He loved it for the rest of his life. Tony also remembered the time he stole the box of artificially flavored crackers. It arrived in the mail as a free sample, and he snuck off with it before anyone else knew it was there. Those crackers were DELICIOUS! SO GOOD! Tony ate the whole box. The next morning Tony was still feeling a little sick. Just remembering the taste of those crackers was almost enough to make him vomit. He would never ever ever eat anything that tasted at all like that again. Using what he just learned about neurobiology, Tony figured out what happened. The taste buds in his mouth provided information to one of his two brains. The taste buds in his stomach provided information to the other brain. Just from that taste in the mouth, liver was foreign and weird and full of something different than he was used to. It didn't take long for the taste buds in his stomach to tell his brainstem that something REALLY GOOD had come in. Tell the cerebrum that whatever this stuff is, go find more of it. Just from the taste buds in his mouth, the crackers were DELICIOUS. They were triggering all the right sensations. It didn't take long for the taste buds in his stomach to tell his brainstem that something REALLY BAD had come in. Maybe it was just the MSG or one of those other polysyllabic ingredients on the list. Tell the cerebrum that whatever this stuff is, never eat anything like it again. Tony went on to find more information. Even the immune system was a pair of dimorphic conjoined twins. Sometimes one would attack the tissues of the other, thinking that it was defending itself. In part, this thread is where the connection between evolutionary biology and technology to address global environmental change can be discussed. It can also be a place to have fun with other ideas related to evolutionary biology. And wait until you learn about Tony's OTHER big discovery, when he was much older. |
| 20-03-2025 18:29 | |
Into the Night ★★★★★(23051) |
Im a BM wrote: Climate cannot change. Im a BM wrote: No such thing as 'biogeochemistry'. Im a BM wrote: No such thing as 'Endosymbiotic'. Now comes a non-scientific theory. Im a BM wrote: No such thing as 'biogeochemistry'. You can't acidify an alkaline. Climate cannot change. Biology isn't a religion. Im a BM wrote: It is not possible to measure the global methane concentration of Earth. Im a BM wrote: Methane is not carbon dioxide. A greenhouse is not a gas. No gas or vapor has the capability of warming the Earth. You cannot create energy out of nothing. You are again ignoring the 1st law of thermodynamics. Im a BM wrote: A greenhouse isn't a gas. Im a BM wrote: There is only one brain, Robert Im a BM wrote: There is only one body, Robert. [quote]Im a BM wrote: The Parrot Killer Debunked in my sig. - tmiddles Google keeps track of paranoid talk and i'm not on their list. I've been evaluated and certified. - keepit nuclear powered ships do not require nuclear fuel. - Swan While it is true that fossils do not burn it is also true that fossil fuels burn very well - Swan |
| 27-03-2025 21:39 | |
| Im a BM★★★★★ (2282) |
Into the Night wrote:sealover wrote: YES, beavers DO construct wetlands. An area where the soil conditions were aerobic gets transformed into a waterlogged, wetland environment. The measured alkalinity in the water downstream from the beaver dam is higher than the alkalinity upstream. Sulfate reduction by sulfate reducing bacteria in the absence of oxygen creates alkalinity, as carbonate ions and bicarbonate ions. When organic carbon is oxidized using OXYGEN as the terminal electron acceptor, the oxidized (i.e. inorganic) carbon product is carbon dioxide, CO2. When organic carbon is oxidized using SULFATE (sulfate ion), SO4(2-), as the terminal electron acceptor, the oxidized (i.e. inorganic) carbon product is carbonate or bicarbonate, HCO3- or CO3(2-) |
| 28-03-2025 05:23 | |
| Im a BM★★★★★ (2282) |
Into the Night wrote:sealover wrote: YES, beavers DO construct wetlands. An area where the soil conditions were aerobic gets transformed into a waterlogged, wetland environment. The measured alkalinity in the water downstream from the beaver dam is higher than the alkalinity upstream. Sulfate reduction by sulfate reducing bacteria in the absence of oxygen creates alkalinity, as carbonate ions and bicarbonate ions. When organic carbon is oxidized using OXYGEN as the terminal electron acceptor, the oxidized (i.e. inorganic) carbon product is carbon dioxide, CO2. When organic carbon is oxidized using SULFATE (sulfate ion), SO4(2-), as the terminal electron acceptor, the oxidized (i.e. inorganic) carbon product is carbonate or bicarbonate, HCO3- or CO3(2-) This thread really IS about the title subject. The most relevant posts are compiled, beginning 1/4 way down page 3 |
| 14-04-2025 04:19 | |
| Im a BM★★★★★ (2282) |
Off topic from climate change, admittedly. But it does get into some biogeochemistry of evolutionary biology relevant to how organisms alter the atmosphere. Evolutionary Biology and the Endosymbiotic Theory of Consciousness. To understand how we can use the technology of applied biogeochemistry to address climate change and ocean "acidification", it is useful to understand a few things about evolutionary biology. Bacteria once used transformation of carbon dioxide into methane to create an atmosphere in which methane was present at double digit percentage (parts per hundred) concentrations, rather than the 1.7 parts per MILLION that it is today. Bacteria today can transform methane into carbon dioxide, reducing the global warming potential of the greenhouse gas twenty fold. The evolution of endosymbiosis, such as the mitochondria that allow an otherwise anaerobic organism to utilize oxygen as oxidant, can be applied as technology for organisms to combine their efforts in symbiosis to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Understanding of evolutionary biology can help us understand how to be better stewards of the Earth. It can also help us understand ourselves and what we really are. The endosymbiotic theory of consciousness. Every human body is a pair of conjoined twins, each twin having its own separate brain. One twin lives entirely inside of the other. Distinct tissue types. One twin has striated muscle tissue, controlled by the cerebrum. The skeletal muscles are under conscious control by the twin with the 5 senses to interact with the outside world. These muscles use a different neurotransmitter than the other brain to be sure the signals never get crossed. The other twin has smooth muscle tissue, controlled by the brain stem. The smooth muscles are under unconscious control by the twin with the 200 senses to interact with the inside world. These muscles use a different neurotransmitter than the other brain to be sure the signals never get crossed. One twin controls the central nervous system with its cerebral brain. This runs down the middle of the spine. One twin controls the autonomic nervous system with its brainstem. This runs down two parallel tracks away from the spine, deeper in the body. Use of different neurotransmitters prevents them from accidentally interfering with each other. But aren't conjoined twins IDENTICAL? They are genetically identical. Identical genotypes. They are expressed in radically different phenotypes. Phenotypic plasticity at the earliest phase of embryonic development led to very different body types as they one grew inside the other. Distinct tissue types extended out and grew around each other. Tony was a scientific genius who made his first brilliant discovery at age 17. He was too smart for high school so they had him take classes at local college. The class was neurobiology. Tony remembered the time they first forced him to eat liver. It tasted like POISON! It was probably the only time they ever had to fight with him to get him to eat something. That shit tasted so godawful bad, and they weren't going to let him get away without punishment unless he ate more of it. After many tears and much conflict, only half of the piece of liver remained on the plate. And it tasted horrible the whole time. The next morning Tony woke up with a CRAVING for liver. He happily requested that liver please be prepared again. Parents were still pissed about the night before and thought it was mockery. Tony REALLY WANTED to eat liver again. He loved it for the rest of his life. Tony also remembered the time he stole the box of artificially flavored crackers. It arrived in the mail as a free sample, and he snuck off with it before anyone else knew it was there. Those crackers were DELICIOUS! SO GOOD! Tony ate the whole box. The next morning Tony was still feeling a little sick. Just remembering the taste of those crackers was almost enough to make him vomit. He would never ever ever eat anything that tasted at all like that again. Using what he just learned about neurobiology, Tony figured out what happened. The taste buds in his mouth provided information to one of his two brains. The taste buds in his stomach provided information to the other brain. Just from that taste in the mouth, liver was foreign and weird and full of something different than he was used to. It didn't take long for the taste buds in his stomach to tell his brainstem that something REALLY GOOD had come in. Tell the cerebrum that whatever this stuff is, go find more of it. Just from the taste buds in his mouth, the crackers were DELICIOUS. They were triggering all the right sensations. It didn't take long for the taste buds in his stomach to tell his brainstem that something REALLY BAD had come in. Maybe it was just the MSG or one of those other polysyllabic ingredients on the list. Tell the cerebrum that whatever this stuff is, never eat anything like it again. Tony went on to find more information. Even the immune system was a pair of dimorphic conjoined twins. Sometimes one would attack the tissues of the other, thinking that it was defending itself. In part, this thread is where the connection between evolutionary biology and technology to address global environmental change can be discussed. It can also be a place to have fun with other ideas related to evolutionary biology. And wait until you learn about Tony's OTHER big discovery, when he was much older. |
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