Open AccessBit by Bit: The Darwinian Basis of Life
Author(s) -
Gerald F. Joyce
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001323
Subject(s) - bit (key) , enthusiasm , biology , basis (linear algebra) , darwinism , ask price , tree of life (biology) , parsing , genetics , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , gene , phylogenetics , philosophy , geometry , computer security , economy , economics , theology
Why do we have so much trouble distinguishing life from non-life, and distinguishing our biology from another? When in doubt, one should count the “bits” of heritable information.
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