Quantum Leap Discoveries

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But the one paper you _really_ need is not available.

bob

LOL!! Been there.....many times, actually.

--Alex

 

[Charles Turner]

Oops, well the essence of my point was correct.

HI

To politely correct you and not to take away from your coments the
following is important.

"A string of only four amino acids (not too complicated) , i.e. DNA "

This latter statement is incorrect as DNA is primaly composed of
sequences of purines and pyrimidine bases ( not amino acids).

There are two major purines and two major pyrimidines plus a rarer few
varients of each.

It is the linear sequence of bases in triplet sub sequences which form
the genetic code . Its is the genetic code which determines the primary
structure of proteins ( ie amino acid sequence).

Hope this clarifies things for yourself and others.

I also agree the ability to form recombinat DNA in vitro is a massive
quantum leap

best N10

 

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1. Since you mention quantum.... quantum entanglement (leading to
quantum computing as the first trial balloon)

2. Genetic manipulation

3. Not really a discovery, but a tool: the world wide web. Let me make
a brief case:
a) world-wide commerce at many lower levels than previously possible

This doesn't ship stuff nor manufacture it.

b) open-source and community-driven development

That is still a test case.

c) long-tail economics

I have no idea what a long-tail is.

d) international scientific collaboration

There already was. If anything, this may detract from it.

e) the continued dispersal of on-demand information -- we progressed
from monks in abbeys to public libraries to Google

Going to Google is a step backwards...five steps backwards...make
that a million steps backwards. The search service is too
specific.

/BAH

 

[~misfit~]

Going to Google is a step backwards...five steps backwards...make
that a million steps backwards. The search service is too
specific.

Then replace the word "Google" above with "Wikipedia".