Redefining evolution Fascinating article about a possible revolution in the understanding of molecular biology because of new research involving RNA and mRNA influence on evolution and gene expression.
> Pruitt argues that it might be useful for organisms to carry a cache of > non-chromosomal genetic information 'remembered' from past generations
That's such an interesting concept. So cells pass two sets of genetic data to future generations: RNA is temporary and DNA is permanent. I bet this could have potential applications in genetic algorithms.
Our biology seems to be one of those problems in which complexity increases exponentially as we make progress understanding it. That, unfortunately, makes even the exponential growth of computer processing power unable to catch up with our needs to fully understand the problem.
cosmic1 votesWednesday, January 16, 2008 at 10:53 AM
But our biology is finite, and at some point we'll have a complete understanding of it and there will not nothing new to discover. We'll have an abundance of processing power to spare.
> non-chromosomal genetic information 'remembered' from past generations
That's such an interesting concept. So cells pass two sets of genetic data to future generations: RNA is temporary and DNA is permanent. I bet this could have potential applications in genetic algorithms.