理解遗传语言的起源
Towards Understanding the Origin of Genetic Languages
摘要:
分子生物学是一种纳米技术,它已经工作了数十亿年,在各种各样的情况下。它的核心是一个获取、处理和交流信息的系统,从病毒和细菌到人类。遗传学的进步和设计计算机的经验使我们能够理解这个系统的根本优化原则,从基本构建块的可用性到任务的执行。DNA和蛋白质的语言被认为是它们执行的信息处理任务的最佳解决方案。分析还表明,这些语言的前身更简单,并提供了有关其起源的迷人线索。显然,全面揭开生命之谜,对于我们可能设计或转变成什么,会有很多话要说。
英文摘要:
Molecular biology is a nanotechnology that works--it has worked for billions of years and in an amazing variety of circumstances. At its core is a system for acquiring, processing and communicating information that is universal, from viruses and bacteria to human beings. Advances in genetics and experience in designing computers have taken us to a stage where we can understand the optimisation principles at the root of this system, from the availability of basic building blocks to the execution of tasks. The languages of DNA and proteins are argued to be the optimal solutions to the information processing tasks they carry out. The analysis also suggests simpler predecessors to these languages, and provides fascinating clues about their origin. Obviously, a comprehensive unraveling of the puzzle of life would have a lot to say about what we may design or convert ourselves into.
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