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- | **PARN Project\\ | + | ====PARN Project: Human-plant communication - research diary==== |
- | Human-plant communication - research diary**\\ | + | |
Lionel | Lionel | ||
+ | ===Friday 14/ | ||
- | __Friday 05/07/2011__ | + | * Check for the result of the plant root experiment. The root has stopped to grow before entering the channel. Thinking about what to do now. |
+ | * Reading an article about plant-microbe interaction\\ | ||
+ | ° [[http://www.nature.com/ | ||
+ | * short research discussion with Nik & Maja | ||
- | ☛ Search in the scientific literature about "plant neurobiology" | + | ===Tuesday 27/ |
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+ | * Making pictures and a libarynth page about the [[plant_roots_experiment|plant root experiment]]. | ||
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+ | ===Monday 26/ | ||
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+ | * Finding a technical solution to connect the glass pipes to the plexiglas plate, in a watertight way. The experimental device is ready for a first test. A seed of cress is inserted in the ' | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 22/ | ||
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+ | * Buying some material and testing different systems to ensure the watertightness of the fluidics device for the plant root experiment. | ||
+ | * Browsing through the non-scientific web about ' | ||
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+ | ===Monday 19/ | ||
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+ | * Reading the //book of abstracts// from the 1st symposium on Plant Neurobiology ([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===Friday & Saturday 16-17/ | ||
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+ | (Symposium on EEG & Art, iMAL) | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 15/ | ||
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+ | (arrival Kiran) | ||
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+ | ===Tuesday 13/ | ||
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+ | * bending of tiny glasspipes with heat, for the plant root experiment | ||
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+ | ===Friday 09/ | ||
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+ | * Grooving of the plexiglas plate at timelab, Gent | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 08/ | ||
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+ | * buying transparent polymer plates | ||
+ | * .dxf files for the patterns of the ' | ||
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+ | ===Wednesday 07/ | ||
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+ | * Short research meeting with Maja and Nik\\ | ||
+ | * Fist draft for a ' | ||
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+ | ===Tuesday 06/ | ||
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+ | * Analyse of the 20 first results a Google search about " | ||
+ | ° To see what is associated with that concept in the web-based popular culture.\\ | ||
+ | ° Identifying the main ideas that come repeatedly.\\ | ||
+ | * Update of the page about [[diy_biology|DIY biology]]\\ | ||
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+ | ===Friday 02/ | ||
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+ | (Weekly meeting with FoAM's members) | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 01/ | ||
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+ | * Some information about Arduino\\ | ||
+ | * Update of the page about [[plant_neurobiology|plant neurobiology]]\\ | ||
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+ | ===Wednesday 31/ | ||
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+ | Meeting with Meredith L. Patterson\\ | ||
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+ | ===Monday 29/ | ||
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+ | * Create a libarynth page with links about [[diy_biology|DIY biology]]\\ | ||
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+ | ===Friday 26/ | ||
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+ | * Order seeds of Mimosa pudica (on www.graines.be)\\ | ||
+ | * Freely downloadable publications about ant-plant mutualism, on the [[http:// | ||
+ | * Wikipedia search: [[w> | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 25/ | ||
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+ | * Rapid research about interactions beween plants and animals/ | ||
+ | * Prospective thoughts about possible (or less possible) experiments.\\ | ||
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+ | ===Tuesday 23/ | ||
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+ | (Platform Kanal summer lab in FoAM's studio) | ||
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+ | ===Monday 22/ | ||
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+ | * Visit at the VUB library to identify interesting reference books about plant physiology: | ||
+ | ° //Biology of Plants, 7th edition// (2005), P. Raven, R. Evert, S. Eichhorn - W. H. Freeman & co Publishers\\ | ||
+ | Very general and pedagogic, lot of pictures. Botany, histology, a bit of molecular biology. Reader-friendly, | ||
+ | ° //Plant physiology, 4th edition// (2006), L. Taiz & E. Zeiger - Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers\\ | ||
+ | More experiment-oriented. A lot about plant development and metabolic pathways. Graphs, molecular structures. 5th edition released in 2010.\\ | ||
+ | ° // | ||
+ | Very good and exhaustive reference book. Very molecular-, protein- and biochemistry-oriented. Big: 1367 pages!\\ | ||
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+ | ===Friday 19/ | ||
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+ | * Web search about the use of plants action potentials in artistic installations: | ||
+ | ° [[http:// | ||
+ | ° [[http:// | ||
+ | * Visit at iMAL | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 18/ | ||
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+ | * Further reading of previously mentioned articles and books\\ | ||
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+ | ===Wednesday 17/ | ||
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+ | (General meeting at FoAM) | ||
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+ | ===Tuesday 16/ | ||
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+ | * Futher investigation about 'plant neurobiology' | ||
+ | ° Struik et al (2008) //Plant neurobiology and green plant intelligence: | ||
+ | An intelligent, | ||
+ | ° Koziolek et al (2003) //Transient knockout of photosynthesis mediated by electrical signals// | ||
+ | In this paper, the authors relate an experiment to measure electrical signals and other parameters in //Mimosa pudica// | ||
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+ | ===Friday 12/ | ||
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+ | * About the measurements of action potentials in plants: [[http:// | ||
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+ | * There is a journal for [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===Thursday 11/ | ||
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+ | * New libarynth page about [[plant_neurobiology|plant neurobiology]] | ||
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+ | * New libarynth page with a [[open_access_journals_list|list of some Open Access Journals]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Wednesday 10/ | ||
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+ | * Read the article of Peter W. Barlow (2008) | ||
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+ | * Wikipedia search about: convergent evolution, exaptation, morphogen, metamerism | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Friday 05/ | ||
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+ | * Search in the scientific literature about "plant neurobiology" | ||
° Peter W. Barlow (2008) Reflections on ‘plant neurobiology’ [review article]\\ | ° Peter W. Barlow (2008) Reflections on ‘plant neurobiology’ [review article]\\ | ||
° Eric Davies (2004) New functions for electrical signals in plants [commentary] | ° Eric Davies (2004) New functions for electrical signals in plants [commentary] | ||
- | __Thursday | + | * Short research meeting with Nik & Maja\\ |
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+ | ===Thursday | ||
- | ☛ Lybarinth | + | * Libarynth |
- | ☛ T. McKenna, Archaic Revival (1991, book), p 219-225\\ | + | * T. McKenna, Archaic Revival (1991, book), p 219-225\\ |
° Central idea: plants as inspirational model for solving global problems. Phytomimicry in industry, politics, personal life.\\ | ° Central idea: plants as inspirational model for solving global problems. Phytomimicry in industry, politics, personal life.\\ | ||
° According to McKenna, the " | ° According to McKenna, the " | ||
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° McKenna speaks about " | ° McKenna speaks about " | ||
- | ☛ Wikipedia search about:\\ | + | * Wikipedia search about:\\ |
New Age Gaian, James Lovelock' | New Age Gaian, James Lovelock' | ||
- | ☛ Some books found in the library:\\ | + | * Some books found in the library:\\ |
° Nature, technology and the sacred, Bronislaw Szerszynski, | ° Nature, technology and the sacred, Bronislaw Szerszynski, | ||
° Cosmicomics, | ° Cosmicomics, | ||
° Psychedelic reimagined, Thomas Lyttle, ed., 1999. Collection of articles about psychedelic substances and practices.\\ | ° Psychedelic reimagined, Thomas Lyttle, ed., 1999. Collection of articles about psychedelic substances and practices.\\ | ||
- | __Wednesday | + | ===Wednesday |
- | ☛ Start meeting with Nik & Maja | + | * Start meeting with Nik & Maja |
- | ☛ Research starting points:\\ | + | * Research starting points:\\ |
° Reach a broad spectrum going from science < ---- > pseudo-science\\ | ° Reach a broad spectrum going from science < ---- > pseudo-science\\ | ||
° Special attention to // | ° Special attention to // | ||
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° Speculative science: what do we need to build a // | ° Speculative science: what do we need to build a // | ||
- | ☛ Literature starting points:\\ | + | * Literature starting points:\\ |
° Experiments of George Lawrence (~1950). Onion attached to a telescope, and other strange experiments.\\ | ° Experiments of George Lawrence (~1950). Onion attached to a telescope, and other strange experiments.\\ | ||
° HPI paper on the Lybarinth\\ | ° HPI paper on the Lybarinth\\ |