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- From: rowe@pender.ee.upenn.edu (Mickey Rowe)
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- Subject: Re: Information in a living cell (was: glass of water)
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- Date: 20 Nov 92 23:19:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.124217.8509@hsr.no> onar@hsr.no (Onar Aam) writes:
- ...
- >But ultimately, of course, the
- >information in the cell can be packed down to the information of the genome since
- >this information defines the *processes* which created the structures in the
- >first place.
-
- This is in general not correct, since the environment in which the
- cell grows will produce many effects which leave no trace in the DNA.
- This is particularly true for neurons whose processes grow and form
- connections and even decide whether or not they should run their
- genetic "suicide" programs based on the surroundings in which they
- mature. Onar, you still have a *lot* to learn about biology...
-
- >Onar.
-
- Mickey Rowe (rowe@pender.ee.upenn.edu)
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