Hi Roger,
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Telmo Menezes > > All I can find on the web is that DNA only contains instructions to make > various biomolecules such as proteins, RNA, etc. That's enough. Proteins fold into complex 3D structures with very specific chemical affinities. They are capable of self-assembling into specific macro-structures. Here's a simulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-dAvbl330 There's a field of biology dedicated to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_biology It only works > on the molecular scale; the morphic fields are needed for larger > macrostructrures. > > [Roger Clough], [[email protected]] > 1/4/2013 > "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > From: Telmo Menezes > Receiver: everything-list > Time: 2013-01-04, 03:51:54 > Subject: Re: Rupert Sheldrake - The Morphogenetic Universe > > > Hi Roger, > > > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Roger Clough wrote: > > ?upert Sheldrake - The Morphogenetic Universe > > What is space ? ?here is no such thing as space, there are only fields, > ? ? which are mathematical structures. > > > > Fine. > ? > > What is matter ? There is no such thing as matter, because it is only a > field. > ? ? There is no such thing as mass, which is why there is no such thing > needed > ? ? as a Higgs field to form what we call mass. Hence we haven't found a > Higgs > ? ? or field. > > > > Ok. > ? > > What causes a foetus to grow into a baby ? Is it DNA ? Biologists agree > DNA does not do that. > > > > This I have a problem with. Biologists agree on no such thing and they do > have very compelling explanations for how morphogenesis works. As an aside, > I find that someone using some variation of the phrase "all scientists > agree" is a very bad sign. > > > I believe this results from an outdates view of the DNA as an inert > blueprint. We now know that DNA is a computer program, capable of > conditional execution based on inputs from the environment. Biologists call > these mechanisms "gene regulatory networks": > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_regulatory_network > > > The initial?ndifferentiated?ell divides a number of times, and the > accumulation of cells and their interactions eventually changes the > environment in a way that triggers the expression of other segments of the > genetic code. > ? > > If these questions puzzle or intrigue you, you might want to watch > > Rupert Sheldrake's ?"The Morphogenetic Universe" > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dm8-OpO9oQ > > [Roger Clough], [[email protected]] > 1/3/2013 > "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
