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DNA seen through the eyes of a coder (ds9a.nl)
46 points by aaco on March 24, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



If DNA came about as a product of chance, would it be possible to create a computer coding language through some sort of electronic evolution/iteration system?



Genetic algos have had some success, kind of like that.


Fundamental misunderstanding: human code is made by human brains. Human brains understand everything (including code) via embodied metaphors and deal with complexity by splitting it into modules, then understanding each module abstractly, pushing away the details. Evolution doesn't work that way, at all. Why would it?


I don't see a misunderstanding. The page points out that evolved DNA code and human-designed computer code use several of the same techniques.




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