An interesting article blurb: “A minimal cell is usually defined as a cell in which all genes are essential. This definition is incomplete, because the genetic requirements for survival, and therefore the minimal genome size, depend on the environment in which the cell is grown. The work described here has been conducted in medium that…
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- The Reasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in The Biological Sciences
- Fi Parker { looked up your hebrews verse from a video. I am obsessed with making AI translate the bible properly. hmmm. I ... }
- Alexey Tolchinsky { I completely understand Perry and hear you. We do have different opinions on several topics, which makes it all more ... }
- Life doesn't merely obey rules. Life CREATES them.
- Fi Parker { This perfectly explains why living systems are different from physical ones. Physics follows mathematical rules because consciousness (teaspoons, rocks, electrons) ... }
- Efficiency in Nature: Teleology Hidden in Plain Sight
- Fi Parker { This is a classic zero-resistance system. Each organism follows the path of least resistance to get what it needs: Maggots ... }
- paul despault { July 25 2025 Hi Perry, (I've contributed comments to your webcasts previously. You've answered me) Here are some additional important ... }
- Feel sorry for scientists?
- Where life came from, according to Richard Dawkins
- Gerald McDonald { The point is, those who believe in the one, are disbelieving the other. Not believing what God says, means you ... }
- Tony Mason { What's the point of discussing creation versus evolution? It is a waste of time because it is a futile exercise. ... }
- What does it mean to truly flourish?
- David Dickenson { Thanks for your response. I look forward to hearing that conversation. }
- Scott McKinstry { Love the sailing metaphor. Thanks for the conversation. }
- Intellectual Cage Match: Perry Marshall vs. Mike Levin
- Alexey Tolchinsky { It could be that we understand Michael differently, or interpret differently. Because of that, I'll be specific. Here is one ... }
- Alexey Tolchinsky { My reading of Michael Levin's work is different from him "demolishing conventional notions of intelligence." First, it is useful to ... }
- What I Really Do Here at Reversing Cancer (August 2024 EVO2 Newsletter)
- Josh Sharp { Indeed, but it sucks that I haven't seen any cancer biologist talk about Stage Negative One as of yet. Do ... }
- Josh Sharp { As someone who wishes to go into the field of medical immunology, perhaps oncology, I'll be keeping an eye out ... }
- Donna Meyers is STILL beating cancer after 35 years
- Izhar shtrom { One of the things that comes up from the hypothesis is that, in Cancer, the observed DNA mutations are not ... }
- Josh Sharp { "We have known for decades that body plans for example are not coded in DNA but reside elsewhere" There are ... }
- Natural Viral Engineering: New Paradigm
- martin rag { Perry, I don't know where to post this one -- but I came across this article, I know that you ... }
- martin rag { "You don’t even understand why the viruses form polyphyletic clades." Is it correct, that viruses have many evolutionary origins unlike ... }
- What's the matter with miracles in science?
- Johan Nel { Martin, Just a vey short summary of my views: The cell : The most primitive simple cell to function needs ... }
- Oxford Professor Denis Noble takes down “The Selfish Gene”
- Amal Mohan { Hi Perry, I've read that Dennis Noble doesn't believe in genetic "codes" or any other programs/codes/ blueprints... could you please clarify ... }
- The Reasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in The Biological Sciences