ESHEL BEN-JACOB School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University


Foundation of Cognition- Genome Plasticity and Bacterial Intelligence


  • Bacteria Harnessing Complexity
    E.Ben Jacob, Y.Aharonov and Y.Shapira. (in press).

  • Meaning-Based Natural Intelligence Vs. Information-Based Artificial Intelligence
    E.Ben Jacob and Y.Shapira. Cradle of Creativity (in press).

  • * Bacterial Linguistic Communication and Social Intelligence.
    E. Ben-Jacob, I. Becker, Y. Shapira. Trends in Microbiology, Vol 12/8 pp 366-372 (2004).

  • Bacterial Self-Organization: Co-Enhancement of Complexification and Adaptability in a Dynamic Environment.
    Eshel Ben-Jacob. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 361:1283-1312, (2003).

  • Bacterial Wisdom, Godel's Theorem and Creative Genomic Webs.
    E. Ben-Jacob. Physica A 48,57-76 (1998).


  • * Material from this article requires permission from Trends in Microbiology
    * Bacterial Linguistic Communication and Social Intelligence was elected by Trends in Microbiology as the most downloaded article that have been published during 2004.

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