Tonight's reading of "The Body Electric" by Robert O. Becker has sparked some interesting ideas.

Hans Driesch's concept of "entelechy" - a driving force behind life that defies physical laws - resonates with me. His forward-thinking idea was met with resistance in its time, a pattern that seems to repeat throughout history, where curiosity and innovation often clash with established dogma.

I'm intrigued by the holographic nature of cellular biology, where cells retain the entire genetic code during division. This challenges the traditional view that cell division is a one-way process, and that mature cells can't dedifferentiate back into primitive embryonic cells.

However, it appears they can.

This holographic idea keeps coming back to me - the whole is contained within each smaller subunit.

It helps explain why fractures don't heal like broken bones, which trigger a dedifferentiation process that enables regeneration through primitive embryonic cells like osteoblasts.

The salamander comes to mind again, an animal that has significantly disrupted modern biology. I have newfound appreciation for it.

still pondering the implications of these ideas...