Re:-More on morphogenetic fields

From: Kenneth Van Oost (Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be)
Date: Wed Jan 26 2000 - 20:12:31 GMT

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    Scott Chase wrote on Monday 24.01.2000/0.40

    From Werner A Muller's_Developmental Biology_(1997.Springer.New York,p 183):
    (bq) "A morphogenetic field is an area whose cells can cooperatively bring about
    a distinct structure or set of structures."

    Think about this:
    (bq) A morphogenetic field is a paradigm/a characteristic form/a meme-complex/
    a cultural organisation whose habitual traits/building blocks/learned systems/me-
    mes can cooperatively bring about a distinct pattern/behaviour/belief or set of tasks.

    (bq) Another way to define a morphogenetic field is as an area in which signal sub-
    stances- "inducer", "morphogen", or " factor" become effective and contribute to
    the subdivision of the field into subregions.

    Think also about this:
    (bq) Another way to define a morphogenetic field (meme-complex) is as a belief-
    space (cyberspace/Noosphere/Ideosphere/memepool!?) is which signal substan-
    ces- "codes"," memetic strategies", or " vector" become effective and contribute
    to the subdivision of the meme-complex/morphogenetic field into lineages/niches/
    phemes.

    Thank you for the interest!

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