Subject: CAN PLANTS FEEL......PAIN??????
Pues, un asunto interesante. En Lund, participe en unas conferencias
que dio un cientifico Finlandes (de la U. de Turku, creo), uno de
los personajes nordicos en investigacion de bosques:
Este afirmaba que existia una comunicacion (quimica) intraespecifica
en Pinus spp. como reaccion a estress: Un fuego o maltratar un arbol
desencadenaba unas reacciones inmunologicas el el individuo afectado
y en los mas cercanos. Un fuego de proporciones medianas
desencadenaba las reacciones similares en todo el bosque: Alguien
sugirio que este hablaba de seleccion en grupo y aludia a la idea de
superorganismo. El cientifico finlandes dijo que, en base a sus
mediciones, la seleccion de grupos podria ser sugerida.
Aldo-Pier Solari <Solaris at cicei.ulpgc.es>
(Translation):" Well, an interesting subject. In Lund (Sweden) I participated in some
lectures given by a Finlandian scientist (from Turku University,
I believe), one of the great figures in woods research.
He affirmed that an intraspecific (chemical) communication
exists in Pinus spp. as a reaction to stress: A fire, or mistreating a tree,
he said triggered "immunologic-like" reactions in the affected individual
as well as in its neighbors. A middle-size fire disenchained like reactions in the whole wood.
Somebody among the attending colleagues suggested that so the Finlandian scientist
was making reference to group selection and minding of superorganisms.
The Finlandian scientist answered that. on the basis of his
meditions, group selection might indeed be suggested. - Aldo-Pier Solari"
Translation and re-sending by: Prof. Mariela Szirko,
<Postmaster at neubio.sld.ar>
