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Dave W.
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 Posted - 09/10/2014 : 21:25:42
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DNA is Not Like a Computer:Any model of DNA that attempts to talk about the whole of DNA, but doesn’t include even a couple of these affects is just not going to work. Honestly, I wish that ID proponents would step up. Information technology is a growing field in biochemistry. It’s being used by several scientists to explore DNA. Not by ID proponents, which is odd, but other scientists. Fun stuff.
One thing that the author (and the ID proponent) missed, however, is that it isn't the DNA "code" itself with does things, it's the proteins. So proteins are analogous to subroutines in computer code. But a single copy of a protein enzyme, for example, is unlikely to meet up with its "target" molecule and produce a reaction, so cells pump out thousands (if not millions) of copies of each enzyme, in an effort (if I can anthropomorphize for a moment) to make it more likely that the enzymes will actually do whatever it is they're supposed to do.
Computers do not (not!) call the same subroutine over and over again in the hopes that it will eventually (stochastically) have the desired effect on the data being processed. DNA has no choice.
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The Rat
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Posted - 10/08/2014 : 06:53:01 [Permalink]
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Dawkins put it quite well in The Greatest Show On Earth, when he said that DNA is not a blueprint, it's a recipe.
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Dr. Mabuse
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Sweden
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Posted - 10/12/2014 : 09:55:55 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Computers do not (not!) call the same subroutine over and over again in the hopes that it will eventually (stochastically) have the desired effect on the data being processed. DNA has no choice.
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When running Microsoft programs on my computer, I eventually end up hitting CTRL-ALT-Del several times with increasing frequency and energy, and eventually I get a response. Is the difference really that big?
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Dave W.
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USA
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Posted - 10/12/2014 : 18:37:23 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
When running Microsoft programs on my computer, I eventually end up hitting CTRL-ALT-Del several times with increasing frequency and energy, and eventually I get a response. Is the difference really that big? |
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If the dose makes the poison, what's the LD50 for Ctrl-Alt-Del killing an application? Is it different for different programs? |
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DNA is not like a computer
