{"title":"Bioinformation vortices and the emergence of plant life: A unified theory integrating prebiotic signal processing and evolutionary transitions.","authors":"Arunvel Thangamani, Deepavalli Arumuganainar","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2552523","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2552523","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to Information Vortex Theory, the spatially distributed wave energy associated with the constituent molecules of an incepting cell interacts with the surrounding space to generate a rotating bioinformation field, forming a vortex. This vortex, characterized as a local maximum of energy density, constitutes both inbound and outbound energy fluxes, corresponding to signal reception and dispersal, respectively. The vortex represents a foundational step in the emergence of life, facilitating both the storage of information and, through successive wave superpositions, the basic processing of information. This mechanism is posited to underpin the self-organizing principles that are essential to life's origin. This study delineates the sequence of events within the information vortex that are causative to the emergence of plant life, emphasizing the role of a central information processing means, which determines evolutionary steps. An environmental context that resists cytoplasmic motion leads to signals favoring pinocytosis, which progressively intensify within the emerging information vortex while concurrently diminishing the expression of phagocytic wave forms. Furthermore, asexual reproductive events, represented by self-division waveforms, propagate this encoded information across successive generations. To elucidate these mechanisms, system-level modeling incorporating feedback loops and adaptive interventions is developed, illustrating the iterative nature of learning and pattern reinforcement. In parallel, a wave-theory-based mathematical framework is introduced to characterize the information vortex energy fluxes and the encoding of the arriving signals epigenetically in the genome.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2552523"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12452473/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seed germination: influence of non-traditional regulating factors.","authors":"Ayyagari Ramlal, Ambika Rajendran, Sreeramanan Subramaniam","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2532276","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2532276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Seed germination is a strictly regulated, multistage, and complex process in which a seed matures into a plant through a series of processes. Dormancy is defined as the inability of a viable seed to reach maturity. A seed can enter dormancy at any point in its development if it is still in the mother plant (primary dormancy) or if it is released because of environmental conditions (secondary dormancy). Germination is determined by a myriad of factors, such as agronomic (type of mother plant and growing conditions), chemical (nutrients), environmental (biotic and abiotic, including extreme conditions), molecular (genes), and physiological (hormones) factors. The authors propose the involvement of 'X-factors,' which are currently unknown, in shaping seed fate. Despite many efforts in plant neurobiology, studies on consciousness remain elusive. This article aims to put forth constructive suggestions and instigate future work on seed (or plant) cognition and consciousness, emphasizing the involvement of X-factors rather than arguing about the topic. The authors propose the involvement of 'X-factors, ' which are currently unknown, in shaping seed fate. This review article addresses the factors that influence germination and highlights the consciousness and X-factors of seeds and plants.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2532276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12341056/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144838045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On creativity and meaning: The intricate relationship between creativity and meaning in life and creativity as the means to repay existential debt.","authors":"Tobore Onojighofia Tobore","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2484526","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2484526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Creativity, which is the leverage of imagination to attain valued goals, is one of the defining features of humans. It is the trait that gives an advantage to humans in solving problems, enhancing their survival. Creativity is a critical evolved trait, hard-wired in the human genome and linked with many benefits, including mating success, psychological well-being, and human thriving. Evidence suggests creativity is a critical source of meaning. Many features of the modern world promote the interrelated factors of low trust, fear, and acute stress which make people vulnerable to meaninglessness or meaning crisis and these same factors negatively impact creativity. This suggests a relationship between meaning in life and creativity in which meaninglessness may negatively impact creativity and vice versa. In this paper, the role of creativity in providing meaning in human life, as the essence of human existence to repay our evolutionary or existential debt, and the intricate relationship between psychological well being, creativity and meaning in life are discussed. The need and ways to prioritize creativity in society to improve psychological well-being and make people live meaningfully are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2484526"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11959901/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life, its origin, and its distribution: a perspective from the Conway-Kochen Theorem and the Free Energy Principle.","authors":"Chris Fields, Michael Levin","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2466017","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2466017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We argue here that the Origin of Life (OOL) problem is not just a chemistry problem but is also, and primarily, a cognitive science problem. When interpreted through the lens of the Conway-Kochen theorem and the Free Energy Principle, contemporary physics characterizes all complex dynamical systems that persist through time as Bayesian agents. If all persistent systems are to some - perhaps only minimal - extent cognitive, are all persistent systems to some extent alive, or are living systems only a subset of cognitive systems? We argue that no bright line can be drawn, and we re-assess, from this perspective, the Fermi paradox and the Drake equation. We conclude that improving our abilities to recognize and communicate with diverse intelligences in diverse embodiments, whether based on familiar biochemistry or not, will either resolve or obviate the OOL problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2466017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11834426/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The need for a new perspective on decision-making in bacteria.","authors":"Sibin Mathew Nesin, Mathew Chandrankunnel","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2463926","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2463926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The individualistic and collectivistic intelligent behaviors observed in mammals, birds, and fishes have been appreciated by many scientists in recent years and supported by the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in 2012. Behavioral studies in lower organisms like arthropods and cephalopods showed the presence of multisensory integration, decision-making, and goal-directed behavior in these non-vertebrate animals. The presence of intelligent and history-dependent behaviors has been studied in microorganisms, and recent studies propose the possibility of cognition in single cellular organisms. The Cellular Basis of Consciousness (CBC), proposed by Arthur Reber in 2016 and elaborated by Baluška and Reber in 2019, suggests the possibility of consciousness in single cellular organisms. However, the critics of the Cellular Basis of Consciousness theory state that the individual bacterial cell does not make choices, and the decision-making is the result of stochastic differences in protein levels. Here, we want to address the criticism of decision-making in bacteria. An attempt is made to give a new perspective to the existing model to explain the flexibility in bacterial behavior in an ever-changing environment. The authors would like to consider an alternative perspective on flexibility in decision-making as the result of multiple pathways that have convergence and divergence as observed in the brain. Flexibility provides the possibility to have individualistic behavior, and the existence of such pathways can be considered as the molecular mechanism underlying individualistic decision-making in bacteria as well as in humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2463926"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11834444/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structure simulation-based comparison of active site variations in fungal ornithine decarboxylases.","authors":"Min Jeong Kim, Jeong Ho Chang","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2458872","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2025.2458872","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polyamines play crucial roles in various biological processes, including cell proliferation and differentiation, immune response modulation, and signal transduction. Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) initiates polyamine biosynthesis by catalyzing the conversion of ornithine to putrescine in a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent manner. While the structures of mammalian and protozoan ODCs have been elucidated, fungal ODCs remain uncharacterized. In this study, AlphaFold2 was employed to simulate the structures of ODCs from four fungi: <i>Kluyveromyces lactis</i>, <i>Candida albicans</i>, <i>Debaryomyces hansenii</i>, and <i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i>. The results indicated that, although these ODCs share α/β-barrel and β-sheet domains, their active site conformations exhibit subtle differences. Additionally, substrate selectivity among ODCs and related decarboxylases varied depending on the distance between the Cα of aspartate or glutamate residues within the specificity helix and the C4α of PLP. Notably, the bacterial <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> decarboxylase (<i>Cj</i>CANSDC), which binds the largest substrate, exhibits the longest distance, whereas fungal ODC, which binds the smallest substrate, displays the shortest distance. Furthermore, significant differences in the composition of amino acid residues within the active sites were also observed. This study provides insights into the structural diversity and catalytic activity of ODCs across a broad range of organisms, advancing the understanding of structure-dependent evolutionary processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2458872"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792860/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extract from endophytic <i>Fusarium</i> isolates stimulates seed germination of the host and protocorm development of non-host orchids.","authors":"Sujit Shah, Mukti Ram Paudel, Bir Bahadur Thapa, Harshita Sharma, Arun Kumar Kashyap, Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad, Rohit Sharma, Jyotsna Sharma, Bijaya Pant","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2439798","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2439798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We isolated endophytic <i>Fusarium</i> strains from the healthy roots, stems, and leaves of <i>Dendrobium moschatum</i> to investigate their plant growth-promoting activities in vitro. Subsequently, Indole acetic acid (IAA) was quantified and the <i>IaaM</i> gene (responsible for IAA synthesis in fungi) was amplified and sequenced. Finally, a germination assay was performed with seeds of <i>D. moschatum</i> and a plant growth assay with protocorms of <i>Dendrobium longicornu</i> to test their plant growth-promoting activities. Five <i>Fusarium</i> isolates (CDS11, PDL1, PDL3, PDR6, PDR7) were identified in this study. The highest amount (60µgml<sup>-1</sup>) of indole acetic acid was recorded in the PDR7 extract, whereas it was not detected in PDR6 and CDS11. The fungal extracts of isolates PDR6 and PDR7 were highly effective for seed germination by approximately 80% and 90% (respectively) of the host plant. The fungal extract of PDR7 showed a high IAA content and promoted in vitro seed germination of the host (<i>D. moschatum</i>) and protocorm development of the non-host (<i>D. longicornu</i>). In contrast, IAA content in the fungal extract of PDR6 remained undetected but was effective in both seed germination and protocorm development. Our results demonstrated the potential beneficial application of endophytic <i>Fusarium</i> in orchid mass propagation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":"2439798"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11654709/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quorum sensing and antibiotic resistance in polymicrobial infections.","authors":"Sunny Cui, Esther Kim","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2415598","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2415598","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quorum sensing (QS) is a critical bacterial communication system regulating behaviors like biofilm formation, virulence, and antibiotic resistance. This review highlights QS's role in polymicrobial infections, where bacterial species interactions enhance antibiotic resistance. We examine QS mechanisms, such as acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) in Gram-negative bacteria and autoinducing peptides (AIPs) in Gram-positive bacteria, and their impact on biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance. The challenges uniquely associated with polymicrobial infections, such as those found in cystic fibrosis lung infections, chronic wound infections, and medical device infections, are also summarized. Furthermore, we explore various laboratory models, including flow cells and dual-species culture models, used to study QS interactions in polymicrobial environments. The review also discusses promising quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs), such as furanones and AHL analogs, which have demonstrated efficacy in reducing biofilm formation and virulence in laboratory and clinical studies. By addressing the interplay between QS and antibiotic resistance, this paper aims to advance therapeutic strategies that disrupt bacterial communication and improve antibiotic efficacy, ultimately mitigating the global challenge of antibiotic resistance in polymicrobial infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"17 1","pages":"2415598"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11487952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eman A Swedan, Kholoud Shible, Yassin M Yassin, Aleksandra Glowacka, Mohamed A A Ahmed
{"title":"Synergistic effect of nano-potassium and chitosan as stimulants inducing growth and yield of bird of paradise (<i>Sterlitiza reginae</i> L.) in newly lands.","authors":"Eman A Swedan, Kholoud Shible, Yassin M Yassin, Aleksandra Glowacka, Mohamed A A Ahmed","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2406754","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2406754","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The bird of paradise plant is a clumping tropical species native to South Africa. It is a dramatic plant with distinctive iridescent orange and midnight blue flowers that resemble an exotic bird peeking out from the broad leaves in autumn, winter and spring. An experiment was conducted during the two seasons of 2021 and 2022 at a private farm in Damanhour, Beheira Governorate, Egypt (31\"°\" 04 \"°\"N, 30\"°\" 47' °E) to study the effect different concentrations of nano-potassium and chitosan and their combinations on the bird of Paradise (<i>Sterlitiza reginae</i>). The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block in a split-plot design with five replicates; nano-potassium was used at 0, 100, 150, and 200 mg/l and assigned to the main plots, whereas the sub-plots involved 0, 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 g/l of chitosan. An increase in plant height and leaf length was recorded when the plants were treated with 200 mg/l nano-potassium and 0.75 g/l chitosan. Spraying plants with concentrations of 150 mg/l nano-potassium and 0.75 g/l chitosan is associated with the superiority of <i>S. reginae</i> plants in other traits, such as leaves wide, number of leaves/plant, days to flowering, number of inflorescence/plant, number of florets/inflorescence, stalk length and diameter, inflorescence weight, longevity of inflorescence, and flowering period, compared to the other treatments. We conclude that adding nano-potassium and/or chitosan to the bird of paradise plant leads to an improvement in terms of vegetative and yield characteristics under newly reclaimed lands.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"17 1","pages":"2406754"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11441042/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thawatchai Thoradit, Marthe Chabi, Blanche Aguida, Soria Baouz, Verene Stierle, Marootpong Pooam, Stephane Tousaints, Casimir D Akpovi, Margaret Ahmad
{"title":"Hypersensitivity to man-made electromagnetic fields (EHS) correlates with immune responsivity to oxidative stress: a case report.","authors":"Thawatchai Thoradit, Marthe Chabi, Blanche Aguida, Soria Baouz, Verene Stierle, Marootpong Pooam, Stephane Tousaints, Casimir D Akpovi, Margaret Ahmad","doi":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2384874","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19420889.2024.2384874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is increasing evidence that exposure to weak electromagnetic fields (EMFs) generated by modern telecommunications or household appliances has physiological consequences, including reports of electromagnetic field hypersensitivity (EHS) leading to adverse health effects. Although symptoms can be serious, no underlying mechanism for EHS is known and there is no general cure or effective therapy. Here, we present the case study of a self-reported EHS patient whose symptoms include severe headaches, generalized fatigue, cardiac arrhythmia, attention and memory deficit, and generalized systemic pain within minutes of exposure to telecommunications (Wifi, cellular phones), high tension lines and electronic devices. Tests for cerebral, cardiovascular, and other physiological anomalies proved negative, as did serological tests for inflammation, allergies, infections, auto-immune conditions, and hormonal imbalance. However, further investigation revealed deficits in cellular anti-oxidants and increased radical scavenging enzymes, indicative of systemic oxidative stress. Significantly, there was a large increase in circulating antibodies for oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDLox), byproducts of oxidative stress accumulating in membranes of vascular cells. Because a known primary effect of EMF exposure is to increase the concentration of cellular oxidants, we propose that pathology in this patient may be causally related to a resulting increase in LDLox synthesis. This in turn could trigger an exaggerated auto-immune response consistent with EHS symptoms. This case report thereby provides a testable mechanistic framework for EHS pathology with therapeutic implications for this debilitating and poorly understood condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":39647,"journal":{"name":"Communicative and Integrative Biology","volume":"17 1","pages":"2384874"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302546/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141898535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}