You might want to look into the work of Michael Levin’s lab to give you a broader perspective on the intelligence of individual cells and tissues. Your machine

You might want to look into the work of Michael Levin’s lab to give you a broader perspective on the intelligence of individual cells and tissues. Your machine metaphor is arguably as misleading as anthropomorphization. Edit: did you read the article? The examples described go far beyond your straw man about undiscovered receptors.