linkedin post 2018-11-21 07:21:13

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DISTRIBUTION HUB. "Another concept of DNA has been that it is a factory for making proteins. But in the present context DNA appears to be more like Zappos or Amazon’s distribution hubs or the UPS Sort. DNA contains the instructions for making all of the proteins that a body needs, yes, but it also choreographs the elaborate logistical dance that delivers the right proteins to the right location at just the right time." http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/12/13/seven-ways-to-look-at-the-double-meaning-of-dna-code/#2715e4857a0b7e447793109a View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-11-21 07:18:44

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CONTEXTUAL MEANING IN DNA. "The duons are like words or phrases within the “text” of our DNA that mean two different things, depending on context. And yet, as in human language, not all words have this double meaning. The Science paper suggests that these duons are “highly conserved” through evolution, which means that they are the Darwinian keepers." http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/12/13/seven-ways-to-look-at-the-double-meaning-of-dna-code/#2715e4857a0b7e447793109a View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-11-21 07:15:56

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TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS. "So we can think of these TFs as kinds of functions that employ certain logic to turn the transcription of genetic material on and off and to regulate its speed. This reminds me of the reactive data bindings in the JavaScript app framework called Meteor. In effect, the TF binds to all areas producing a certain type of protein in a certain cell line (the scope of the function) and keeps them all coordinated in real time." (TF = transcription factor). http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/12/13/seven-ways-to-look-at-the-double-meaning-of-dna-code/#2715e4857a0b7e447793109a View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-11-21 07:14:06

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NOT JUST A BOOK. "For so long we have considered the genetic code to be something like a book to be read, a recipe for making proteins. This new discovery makes me think that DNA is actually less like a document and more like an app." http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/12/13/seven-ways-to-look-at-the-double-meaning-of-dna-code/#2715e4857a0b7e447793109a View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-11-20 15:22:56

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SECOND CODE. "Scientists "discovered evidence of a “second code” written into DNA. This code controls what are called transcription factors (TF) which regulate the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA that manage the synthesis of proteins described in the DNA." http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/12/13/seven-ways-to-look-at-the-double-meaning-of-dna-code/#2715e4857a0b7770f02e109a View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-11-24 04:41:16

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FRAGMENT FROM NATURE continues and concludes from last weekend on the theme of viral quasispecies and mutant swarms. An astonishingly high mutation rate, that characterizes viral storms, comes at a cost to the virus, and generally this has been overlooked. This low fidelity reproduction requires the development of tolerance in the swarm, both of which have clinical ramifications. View in LinkedIn
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