Hi, John. It is amazing!! I would like to highlight the word "constraints" at the caption of the DNA diagram (http://phys.org/news/2016-06-layer-dna.html) "The rigid base-pair model is forced, using 28 *constraints *(indicated by red spheres), into a lefthanded superhelical path that mimics the DNA conformation in the nucleosome. Credit: Leiden Institute of Physics" The same word is used by Bob Logan and Stuart Kauffman to relate mechanical concepts with 'information' (http://philpapers.org/rec/KAUPOA) Could it have any parallel between these two approaches?
Also, you usually think "DNA" associated with Biological Sciences, but this research is made at Leiden Institute of *Physics*! Of course, to work current (complex, innovative) science you must have an interdisciplinary approach. Abraço. Moisés 2016-06-08 16:40 GMT-03:00 John Collier <colli...@ukzn.ac.za>: > A previously hypothesized “second layer” of information in DNA may have > been isolated. > > > > http://phys.org/news/2016-06-layer-dna.html > > > > John Collier > > Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Associate > > University of KwaZulu-Natal > > http://web.ncf.ca/collier > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fis mailing list > Fis@listas.unizar.es > http://listas.unizar.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fis > > -- Moisés André Nisenbaum Doutorando IBICT/UFRJ. Professor. Msc. Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro - IFRJ Campus Rio de Janeiro moises.nisenb...@ifrj.edu.br
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