Lost--Spores

One of the common threads about LOST is that all the "phenomena" is
accomplished by nanobots, and yet the producers have explicitly precluded
nanobots as The Explanation.

However there is another.

SPORES.

Steven L....

EXCELLENT theory, and I could kick myself for not having thought of it
myself.

Single-celled (tho not always), bio-engineer lifeforms on the cellular level
could replicate many of the features of nanabots. They could manipulate
matter on a microscopic level:

Steven L....

That is true. And for those who may not be familiar with real-world
examples, here is the famous cellular slime mold: In one form, it's a
just a lot of separate little mold spores. In another form, under the
right conditions, those spores aggregate to form a multicellular
creature that can move under its own power.

We're all familiar with mold and mildew growing on bathroom walls,
shower curtains, etc. But to see a patch of mold moving under its own
power is really something.