Episode: 65 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 3 & 4

XenoThesis

In episode 65, Richard and Michael discuss the Ooloi genetic memory being a form of external storage as well as Tomas and Jesusa’s discovery that the can’t be away from Jodahs.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:30 - Welcome
00:01:20 - Chapter 3 predictions
00:03:28 - Chapter 3 summary
00:05:32 - Dissolution of Aaor’s body
00:07:10 - Danger of loose Oankali Organelles
00:10:04 - Jodahs ‘Respects their decision’
00:12:23 - Oankali Super-organism, apoptosis [1,2] analogy
00:16:00 - Cell-cycle Checkpoints [3,4] analogy
00:17:25 - Chapter 4 predictions
00:19:24 - Chapter 4 summary
00:20:40 - Jesus and Tomas test the limits of their bond with Jodahs
00:20:58 - Lilith’s painting
00:24:00 - Doubting your own motives
00:25:36 - Leaving this place
00:26:01 - Sharing the Ooloi genetic memory
00:36:02 - Chapter 5 predictions
00:38:28 - Outro

References

Apoptosis:

• [1] Khan academy https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/developmental-biology/apoptosis-in-development/a/apoptosis
• [2] Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2117903/ Cell-cycle Checkpoints:
• [3] Khan academy https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cell-communication-and-cell-cycle/regulation-of-cell-cycle/a/cell-cycle-checkpoints-article
• [4] Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4990352/

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