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Post by early0000 on Apr 13, 2016 0:52:29 GMT
I was scrolling around on Wikipedia like always, and I found a very interesting new organelle for Prokaryotic cells that wasn't a planned feature. The organelle is called a magnetosome. It's basically like a compass for cells. Here is the full article: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagnetosomeMy idea for implementation was to navigate biomes in the future. Organisms with Chloroplasts could navigate to areas with more sunlight. Cells with Thermoplasts return to a volcanic vent when they have ventured away. If the cell used bioluminescence it could return to wherever there are organisms that use photosynthesis. Additional suggestions are welcome for it's uses. |
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Post by Atrox on Apr 13, 2016 1:09:09 GMT
If you mean NPC species, how does a bacteria find other biomes using magnetism?
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Post by early0000 on Apr 13, 2016 1:13:56 GMT
If you mean NPC organisms, how does a bacteria find other biomes using magnetism? Well, it wasn't mentioned specifically, but it just like what every other compass is used for, directions. From what I am reading in additional studies, it can also be used like a gyroscope due to rotating magnetite crystals. Edit: here is an official sourced supporting claim of achieving maximum growth (you may have to scroll because I couldn't copy and paste) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23615196/ |
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Post by Atrox on Apr 13, 2016 1:15:00 GMT
Right but do bacteria have the capacity to remember where a biome is in relation to them?
Also what would be the point of a gyroscope in a 2d environment?
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Post by early0000 on Apr 13, 2016 1:16:32 GMT
Right but do bacteria have the capacity to remember where a biome is in relation to them? Also what would be the point of a gyroscope in a 2d environment? Read my edit Edit: gyroscopes could quickly change orientation of a cell, so they could escape predators |
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Post by Atrox on Apr 13, 2016 1:22:21 GMT
That'd be neat.
I have another possibly alternative use for it.
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Post by early0000 on Apr 13, 2016 1:27:58 GMT
That'd be neat. I have another possibly alternative use for it. What exactly would that use be? |
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Post by Atrox on Apr 13, 2016 1:28:25 GMT
My idea for implementation was to navigate biomes in the future. Organisms with Chloroplasts could navigate to areas with more sunlight. Cells with Thermoplasts return to a volcanic vent when they have ventured away. If the cell used bioluminescence it could return to wherever there are organisms that use photosynthesis. This is a phenomenon known as taxis. Cells with chloroplasts would need to evolve phototaxis to find the highest concentrations of light to thrive in. Cells with thermoplasts would evolve thermotaxis to find the areas with the perfect temperature to thrive in. Anyway according to the internet, magnetic bacteria aren't actually able to control their orientation. They are oriented in the direction that the magnetic charge is coming from. It could be pointing to the nearest iron deposits which may contain some other compounds that are necessary or something. EDIT: Adding on to this, it seems that Magnetotactic bacteria use their magnets to find greater oxygen concentrations |
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Post by early0000 on Apr 13, 2016 1:36:48 GMT
My idea for implementation was to navigate biomes in the future. Organisms with Chloroplasts could navigate to areas with more sunlight. Cells with Thermoplasts return to a volcanic vent when they have ventured away. If the cell used bioluminescence it could return to wherever there are organisms that use photosynthesis. This is a phenomenon known as taxis. Cells with chloroplasts would need to evolve phototaxis to find the highest concentrations of light to thrive in. Cells with thermoplasts would evolve thermotaxis to find the areas with the perfect temperature to thrive in. Anyway according to the internet, magnetic bacteria aren't actually able to control their orientation. They are oriented in the direction that the magnetic charge is coming from. It could be pointing to the nearest iron deposits which may contain some other compounds that are necessary or something. Another form is known as electrotaxis in which cells find electric fields. Apparently it can help the heal faster. Healing isn't a part of the game, so I think it would be nice to have electric fields help with that. |
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Post by Atrox on Apr 13, 2016 1:39:13 GMT
Healing is going to be added in the next update I think. It'll work by repairing your organelles with ammonia as far as I know.
I've been vouching for electrotaxis. There's a bacteria that "eats" electrons to produce energy or something. I feel like it'd be neat for the player to assimilate said electric bacteria. Electrosynthesis anyone?
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Post by tammio on Apr 14, 2016 18:28:27 GMT
Hell, yea! Just imagine a creature living of electrons gaining aware Stage! They set up Lighting Farms and all-you-can eat power stations (using electricity to hypercharge (is that a word?) certain elements and thus freeing Electrons)
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