amra@ihuxj.UUCP (Steven L. Aldrich) (03/28/84)
I read in the March 84 issue of OMNI that there is some evidence
that microtubules may have a rudimentary form of intelegence. Has
anyone heard anything about this? Also, how accurate is the story and
related data?
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P.S. I'm *not* a biologist, so please respond accordingly.
I only wish to check out the most accurate information
on this issue. Thanks in advance for your time and effort
answering this query.amra@ihuxj.UUCP (Steven L. Aldrich) (03/31/84)
Recently I posted an article that asked whether microtubules may
have a rudimentary form of intelligence.
Boy did I blow it on that one. After re-checking the article in
question I discovered that the main point of the article was as
follows: 1) According to the article the structure of the
microtubules *MAY* be capable of storing/transmiting information.
The structure is supposedly close to current bubble-memory devices.
The article also speculated that the structure of microtubules may
be suited for Bio-Chip Technology. 2) It also sited the fact that
microtubules may be involved, to some extent anyway, in cognitive
development. This was proposed by John Cronly-Dillon a professor at
the University of Manchester.
The article also cited the work of Stuart Hameroff who does work at
the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center.
The article made no claims that microtubules are intelligent, that
was a *MAJOR* error on my part. I am sorry for the obvious idiocy of
my previous submition on this subject. Hope this is a better quality
submition. If need be, I can/will add additional information to clarify
this query.
But for now I will have to close, thanks for your time and attention.
PEACE & BEST WISHES
From the ever curious mind of:
Steve Aldrich (ihnp4!ihuxj!amra)
P.S. The author, Kathleen McAuliffe, also stated that there are many
people who don't agree with Hameroffs' or Cronly-Dillons' work.
Once again, I'm asking for more info on this subject. Does
anyone have some information/facts/speculations on these ideas?
Thanks in advance for your input. Please remember I'M *NOT* a
biologist, so respond accordingly.