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On Transducing Properties of Kombucha-Proteinoid Complexes.
Panagiotis Mougkogiannis1, Anna Nikolaidou1, Andrew Adamatzky1
1UWE, Unconventional Computing Laboratory, Bristol BS16 1QY, U.K.
ACS Applied Bio Materials
|June 20, 2024
Summary
Kombucha-proteinoid proto-brains exhibit information processing capabilities, adapting to complex stimuli even under extreme noise. This synthetic biological system demonstrates self-organization and resilience without external circuits.
Area of Science:
- Synthetic biology
- Neuroscience
- Information theory
Background:
- Exploring unconventional substrates for information processing.
- Investigating self-organization and adaptability in biological systems.
- Understanding emergent phenomena in complex networks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the information processing capacities of kombucha-proteinoid proto-brains.
- To analyze transducing properties via spiking patterns and external stimuli.
- To assess adaptability and resilience in synthetic biological networks.
Main Methods:
- Construction of kombucha-proteinoid networks.
- Exposure to diverse optical and acoustic stimuli.
- Time series analysis of nonlinear dynamics and spiking patterns.
- Assessment of information representation under extreme noise.
Main Results:
- Kombucha-proteinoid networks exhibit distinct activation levels in response to complex stimuli.
- The system demonstrates adaptability and resilience against high levels of noise.
- Intricate information processing pathways emerge from the synthetic substrate and bio-inspired stimulation.
- Accommodation spiking and tonic bursting spiking were key transducing properties.
Conclusions:
- Kombucha-proteinoid proto-brains possess inherent information processing capabilities.
- The synthetic system shows potential for adaptable information handling without external shaping circuits.
- This research opens avenues for novel bio-inspired computing architectures.
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