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 ====PARN Project: Human-plant communication - research diary==== ====PARN Project: Human-plant communication - research diary====
 Lionel Lionel
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 +===Sunday 18/12/2011===
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 +  * [[https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=16983 | Król E., Dziubińska H., and Trębacz K. (2010) What do plants need action potentials for?]] (Open Acess)\\
 +A very nice text on the question, nice to read and very complete. History, roles, pathways of transmissions, measure. 26 p.\\
 +
 +===Tuesday 01/11/2011===
 +
 +  * Writing a report
 +
 +===Fiday 28/10/2011===
 +
 +  * Writing a report
 +
 +===Friday 14/10/2011===
 +
 +  * 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/msb/journal/v6/n1/pdf/msb201067.pdf| Goffin et al (2010) Understanding the physiology of Lactobacillus plantarum at zero growth]] (open access). In situations of low substrate availability, //Lactobacillus plantarum// bacteria (which often grows on plants) syhthetize plant hormones to 'tell' the plant to produce certain nutrients they need. Furthermore, //L. plantarum// also adapts its own metabolism to make use of those vegetal nutients.\\
 +  * short research discussion with Nik & Maja
 +
 +===Tuesday 27/09/2011===
 +
 +  * Making pictures and a libarynth page about the [[plant_roots_experiment|plant root experiment]].
 +
 +===Monday 26/09/2011===
 +
 +  * 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 'input'.
 +
 +===Thursday 22/09/2011===
 +
 +  * 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 'communication with plants'.
 +
 +===Monday 19/09/2011===
 +
 +  * Reading the //book of abstracts// from the 1st symposium on Plant Neurobiology ([[http://www.plantbehavior.org/files/Symposia_BookofAbstracts.pdf|pdf file]] freely downloadable). An nice collection of scientific stories about plant communication.
 +
 +===Friday & Saturday 16-17/09/2011===
 +
 +(Symposium on EEG & Art, iMAL)
 +
 +===Thursday 15/09/2011===
 +
 +(arrival Kiran)
 +
 +===Tuesday 13/09/2011===
 +
 +  * bending of tiny glasspipes with heat, for the plant root experiment
 +
 +===Friday 09/09/2011===
 +
 +  * Grooving of the plexiglas plate at timelab, Gent
 +
 +===Thursday 08/09/2011===
 +
 +  * buying transparent polymer plates
 +  * .dxf files for the patterns of the 'microfluidics' channels.
 +
 +===Wednesday 07/09/2011===
 +
 +  * Short research meeting with Maja and Nik\\
 +  * Fist draft for a 'root-on-a-chip' design\\
 +
 +===Tuesday 06/09/2011===
 +
 +  * Analyse of the 20 first results a Google search about "communication avec les plantes"\\
 +° 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]]\\
 +
 +===Friday 02/09/2011===
 +
 +(Weekly meeting with FoAM's members)
 +
 +===Thursday 01/09/2011===
 +
 +  * Some information about Arduino\\
 +  * Update of the page about [[plant_neurobiology|plant neurobiology]]\\
 +
 +===Wednesday 31/08/2011===
 +
 +Meeting with Meredith L. Patterson\\
 +
 +===Monday 29/08/2011===
 +
 +  * Create a libarynth page with links about [[diy_biology|DIY biology]]\\
 +
 +===Friday 26/08/2011===
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 +  * Order seeds of Mimosa pudica (on www.graines.be)\\
 +  * Freely downloadable publications about ant-plant mutualism, on the [[http://www.bashanfoundation.org/heil/heilpub.html|webpage of the biologist Martin Heil]]\\
 +  * Wikipedia search: [[w>Myrmecophily]]
 +
 +
 +===Thursday 25/08/2011===
 +
 +  * Rapid research about interactions beween plants and animals/microbes/plants.\\
 +  * Prospective thoughts about possible (or less possible) experiments.\\
 +
 +===Tuesday 23/08/2011===
 +
 +(Platform Kanal summer lab in FoAM's studio)
 +
 +===Monday 22/08/2011===
 +
 +  * 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, nice to browse randomly (essays, topics, etc.). But: ugly hardcover, and 7th edition seems to be the last one.\\
 +° //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.\\
 +° //Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants// (2009), B. Buchanan, W. Gruissem, R. Jones - American Society of Plant Physiologists\\
 +Very good and exhaustive reference book. Very molecular-, protein- and biochemistry-oriented. Big: 1367 pages!\\
 +
 +===Friday 19/08/2011===
 +
 +  * Web search about the use of plants action potentials in artistic installations:
 +° [[http://ivanhenriques.wordpress.com/|Ivan Henrique - 'Jurema Action Plant']]\\
 +° [[http://www.scenocosme.com/phonofolium.htm|Grégory Lasserre & Anaïs met den Ancxt - 'Phonolium']]\\
 +  * Visit at iMAL
 +
 +===Thursday 18/08/2011===
 +
 +  * Further reading of previously mentioned articles and books\\
 +
 +===Wednesday 17/08/2011===
 +
 +(General meeting at FoAM)
 +
 +===Tuesday 16/08/2011===
 +
 +  * Futher investigation about 'plant neurobiology'\\
 +° Struik et al (2008) //Plant neurobiology and green plant intelligence: science, metaphors and nonsense//\\
 +An intelligent, precise and critical reflection about the subject, written by researchers that are not part of the 'Baluska & Mancuso friend's group'.\\
 +° 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//\\
  
 ===Friday 12/08/2011=== ===Friday 12/08/2011===
  
-  * About the measurements of action potentials in plants:\\ +  * About the measurements of action potentials in plants: [[http://electrochem.cwru.edu/encycl/art-p01-plants.htm|Webpage]] by A.G. Volkov about the electrochemistry of plant life.\\
-[[http://electrochem.cwru.edu/encycl/art-p01-plants.htm|Webpage]] by A.G. Volkov about the electrochemistry of plant life.\\+
  
- * There is a journal for [[http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/loi/mpmi|Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions]]. Beyond a one-year embargo, new articles are in Open Access ([[wp>Delayed open access journal]]).+  * There is a journal for [[http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/loi/mpmi|Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions]]. Beyond a one-year embargo, new articles are in Open Access ([[wp>Delayed open access journal]]).
  
 ===Thursday 11/08/2011=== ===Thursday 11/08/2011===
  
- * New libarynth page about [[plant_neurobiology|plant neurobiology]]+  * New libarynth page about [[plant_neurobiology|plant neurobiology]]
  
- * New libarynth page with a [[open_access_journals_list|list of some Open Access Journals]]+  * New libarynth page with a [[open_access_journals_list|list of some Open Access Journals]]
  
 ===Wednesday 10/08/2011=== ===Wednesday 10/08/2011===
  
- * Read the article of Peter W. Barlow (2008)+  * Read the article of Peter W. Barlow (2008)
  
- * Wikipedia search about: convergent evolution, exaptation, morphogen, metamerism+  * Wikipedia search about: convergent evolution, exaptation, morphogen, metamerism
  
 ===Friday 05/08/2011=== ===Friday 05/08/2011===
  
- * Search in the scientific literature about "plant neurobiology"\\+  * 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]
  
- * Short research meeting with Nik & Maja\\+  * Short research meeting with Nik & Maja\\
  
 ===Thursday 04/08/2011=== ===Thursday 04/08/2011===
  
- * Libarynth research diary+  * Libarynth research diary
  
- * 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 "lessons" of plants are:\\ ° According to McKenna, the "lessons" of plants are:\\
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 ° McKenna speaks about "planetary purpose". Intentionality. (link to be made with Naturalism and Intelligent Design)\\ ° McKenna speaks about "planetary purpose". Intentionality. (link to be made with Naturalism and Intelligent Design)\\
  
- * Wikipedia search about:\\+  * Wikipedia search about:\\
 New Age Gaian, James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, Noepaganism, Pseudoscience, Falsifiability, Biopunk New Age Gaian, James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, Noepaganism, Pseudoscience, Falsifiability, Biopunk
  
- * Some books found in the library:\\+  * Some books found in the library:\\
 ° Nature, technology and the sacred, Bronislaw Szerszynski, 2005. About the idea of the "disenchantment of the world", from a philosphy of science point of view.\\ ° Nature, technology and the sacred, Bronislaw Szerszynski, 2005. About the idea of the "disenchantment of the world", from a philosphy of science point of view.\\
 ° Cosmicomics, Italo Calvino, 1965. Short stories. Science-like narratives, universe as a cosmic joke.\\ ° Cosmicomics, Italo Calvino, 1965. Short stories. Science-like narratives, universe as a cosmic joke.\\
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 ===Wednesday 03/08/2011=== ===Wednesday 03/08/2011===
  
- * 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 //stories//. Stories made to justify some logical shortcuts in speudo-scientific demonstrations, stories on the side of classical research, etc.\\ ° Special attention to //stories//. Stories made to justify some logical shortcuts in speudo-scientific demonstrations, stories on the side of classical research, etc.\\
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 ° Speculative science: what do we need to build a //translator// to interfer with those signals?\\ ° Speculative science: what do we need to build a //translator// to interfer with those signals?\\
  
- * 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\\
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