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To: js1138
But the tribe consisting of any strain of bacteria learns through evolution, in a way that is functionally equivalent to the trial and error learning observed in organisms having nervous systems.

The entire species as a single organism, in effect?

1,013 posted on 12/11/2003 9:54:21 PM PST by general_re (Knife goes in, guts come out! That's what Osaka Food Concern is all about!)
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To: general_re
The entire species as a single organism, in effect?

I see no reason not to consider a bacterial strain to be a single organism for some analytical purposes.

1,019 posted on 12/12/2003 5:24:35 AM PST by js1138
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