linkedin post 2019-01-17 04:20:06

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NEED FOR GENES? "Eigen gave a strong argument that autocatalytic sets without genetic underpinning have a problem in principle with evolvability. No proof of this conclusion has been given, but examples to date of autocatalytic sets without replicable elements have failed to exhibit convincing evolution." https://lnkd.in/dsMZPii View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-01-15 04:52:48

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HUMAN REDESIGN. "Since the Big Bang, the universe has been in constant evolution and continuous transformation. First there were physical and chemical processes, then biological evolution, and finally now technological evolution. As we begin to ride the wave into human redesign, the destination is still largely unknown but the opportunities are almost limitless." https://lnkd.in/dTveM5M View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-01-17 04:14:53

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PROBING THE POSSIBLE. "Artificial life calls special attention to the question of whether there can be forms of life that are fundamentally different from the familiar biological instances. For example, life as we know it encodes information needed to re-create structures that cannot be copied directly (such as proteins) in combinatorial structures that can be copied generically (genes)." https://lnkd.in/dsMZPii View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-01-15 04:49:35

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SHOCK VALUE. “The announcement last week that a robot had been granted Saudi Arabian citizenship – a gimmick, admittedly – was nevertheless reported as yet another step in the direction of our much-anticipated demise.The rise of the robots need not spell downfall for humans.” https://lnkd.in/d8_7UUC View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-01-16 07:18:51

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"ARTIFICIAL CHEMISTRIES are computer-based model systems composed of objects (abstractions of molecules), which are generated by collision between existing objects according to a predefined interaction law. The collisions may be purely random or allow the buildup of spatial correlations, as in diffusion systems. Bimolecular chemistry is assumed to be sufficient to display the transition to life, but this may involve complex structures." https://lnkd.in/dsMZPii View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-01-16 07:17:29

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BEDAU'S GAUNTLET. "Demonstrate an Artificial Chemistry in Which the Transition to Life Occurs in Silico. Few questions concerning living systems are as fundamental as the spontaneous generation of life, and a constructive context in which to explore this issue is artificial chemistry." https://lnkd.in/dsMZPii View in LinkedIn
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