Feb 16 2009
Transcending Our Genes
I am so glad to learn that I am capable of transcending my genes. Whatever that means.
What does it mean? According to the science research news release, Mathematical Models Reveal How Organisms Transcend The Sum Of Their Genes, it means -
that genes alone do not make an organism. . . . simply shuffling the order of the [five] genes in the virus’s genome has a huge impact on how well the virus grows and how it interacts with its simulated host cell.
So it seems the ordering of genes is important. By way of analogy, it means that were I to throw 4 wheels, an engine, an auto frame, seats, a steering wheel and whatnot in a big pile, I wouldn’t have me a car. How surprising! A car transcends the sum of its parts! Wow. Not.
