The Genetics of Alphabet Soup : 4 – Editing

I know your soup is getting cold, but please bear with me.

We’ll look at that same sentence numerically again, but this time we

might look at it along its length. This’ll change our perspective.

The letters of   “ A cat ”  add up lengthwise to  25 ( 1+3+1+20=25).

If we had a little notation at the end of the sentence that read  “= 25”,

then the sentence, when written, however long, would have a means

of being checked against itself. All you would need is a little

something that adds up the values of “A cat” and compares it

to “=25”. If either portion is changed, an "editor molecule" would

mark down that it “needs correction – do not copy”.

“ A cot” “=25” “needs correction – do not copy”

The third need of a DNA molecular letter is the need for

perfectly reliable and verifiable information – EDITING AND

ACCURACY.

That includes an existing opposite numerical value, as above, an

unchangeable value within itself, and the ability to be viewed ,

compared and copied without being changed. Most, if not all of

these systems are found in our technologies, from the printing

process of the Gutenberg press through to complex computer

memory devices. Even humans in conversation, when confronted with a

questionable statement, we ask: “Where did you hear that ?”

or  “Are you sure ?” or state “That doesn’t add up – something’s

not right!”. We’ve apparently had a few billion years of practice

in scrutinizing data – it’s in our genes !!

Surely the language of genetics is not English – what language is

it and how do you  read it ?

We will approach that question after a brief recap.

  A Recap of The Main Points

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