Michael Levin argues that morphogenesis is a goal-directed navigation toward target forms rather than only an open-loop consequence of genes, physics, and environment. Drawing on bioelectric patterning, chimeric systems, and minimal algorithms, he asks where novel anatomical and behavioral set points come from and proposes a structured Platonic space as an empirical research program for mapping physical interfaces to the patterns they access.
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The first half introduces the biological examples and data that motivate the applicability of the Platonic Space framework in a field where molecular genetics is thought to be sufficient. Skip to ~47th minute to see the Platonic Space ideas themselves.
Also, here's a simplified 1-page argument highlighting my specific claims, and some discussion (~17 minutes total) of the implications and research program: