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information-propagation-in-biological-systems
The shutdown of the river current spreads faster than the physical flow as an information wave transmitted between silicrobes.
1 chapter across 1 book
Ribofunk (1996)Paul Di Filippo
2. Infoslam
In this chapter, Dos Santos learns that River Seven, an engineered river system powered by silicrobes, is experiencing a catastrophic shutdown likely caused by sabotage during his absence. The chapter details the biological and technological mechanisms of the river's artificial currents, highlighting the propagation of a shutdown signal through silicrobes and the inevitable death of the downstream and eventually upstream currents.