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SO ENDS this first of two weekends on the subject of genomic complexity. The the onion question exemplifies the issue. Next time you are chopping onions, use and consider that simple question, and see yourself in context. More next weekend. View in LinkedIn

“INFORMATION does not change whether it is encoded in bits, in nucleotides, or is scratched on a rock: Information is substrate-independent. But information is also, mathematically speaking, extremely rare. The probability of finding a sequence encoding a sizable chunk of information by chance is so small that for practical purposes it is zero." https://lnkd.in/d-TfSCW View in LinkedIn

INFORMATION IS THE CURRENCY OF LIFE. "Life should not be thought of as a chemical event. Instead, it should be thought of as information...by reimagining living things as self-perpetuating information strings." (Physicist Christoph Adami). https://lnkd.in/dj6kjQt View in LinkedIn

INFORMATION = ENERGY. "At the fundamental level of Life, the terms “Information” and “Energy” are almost interchangeable." https://lnkd.in/dRU3fkK View in LinkedIn

NO EXPLANATION NEEDED. "Second, transposability itself ensures the survival of the transposed element, regardless of effects on organismal phenotype or evolutionary adaptability (unless these are sufficiently negative). Thus no other explanation for the origin and maintenance of transposable elements is necessary. https://lnkd.in/duMgVnm View in LinkedIn

HOST PARASITES. "Simply put, viruses are small programs designed with (usually) malicious intent that attach themselves to other programs or files. They are capable of copying themselves throughout a computer or computers. They are called viruses because of the way they emulate their biological namesakes. A virus will infect healthy programs in a host computer and then spread to other healthy hosts, infecting them as well." https://lnkd.in/dhKz_EK View in LinkedIn

SELF-REPLICATING CODE LOOPS. "Is it possible for a computer program to write its own programs?" https://lnkd.in/ddNuyJD View in LinkedIn

"VIRUSES are primarily a set of instructions, which execute over time on some hardware. Viruses are based on algorithms, which essentially represent a pattern in time. Viruses are not entities that survive on their own, but rather rely on a host entity to execute and reproduce. In most cases, the host entity is a computer on which the virus resides and propagates." https://lnkd.in/dSdcD2A View in LinkedIn

GENERATIONS. "Since the first viruses were written, we have seen what may be classified as five “generations” of viruses. Each new class of viruses has incorporated new features that make the viruses more difficult to detect and remove." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

DEFINITION OF COMPUTER VIRUS: "a virus as a piece of code with two characteristics: 1. At least a partially automated capability to reproduce. 2. A method of transfer which is dependent on its ability to attach itself to other computer entities (programs, disk sectors, data files, etc.) that move between these systems.” https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn