We were asking
Does one hidden composition code govern both expansion and compactification?
Flow Lenia / hidden-state
The Hidden Code Is Asymmetric
Expansion depended on the intact local donor map, while compactification survived uniform and scrambled versions more readily, separating two ways in which hidden composition can control later form.
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This experiment found
No; the evidence points to a spatially organized expansion signal and a more composition-like compactifying control, with partial transplants already affecting the future.
That sent us to
Where do these two control modes meet across transplant fraction, host balance, and spatial scale?