Enzymind Labs

Great talk. I find the mycorrhizae aspects of interaction particlarly interesting. The growth time series raise so many questions -- about development (what are the genetic algorithms that are expressed as growth patterns?), and about network properties (what are the main transports in these network graphs, and how are they optimized?).

But physically small networks, where much of the information is in chemical concentrations and flows are hard to study. Even the 3D structure itself is difficult to map. Maybe a micro-MRI experiment, imaging the network as it evolved in time would give enough information to make a first cut model of how they might form.

From  mycorrhizae:

"The ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor has been found to lure and kill springtails to obtain nitrogen, some of which may then be transferred to the mycorrhizal host plant. In a study by Klironomos and Hart, Eastern White Pine inoculated with L. bicolor was able to derive up to 25% of its nitrogen from springtails."