Re: [Fis] "Mechanical Information" in DNA

John: Is this just another example of the mis-communication between scientists trained in different disciplines? Is it merely an artifact of the mis-use of terms? In this case, can the mis-communication can be traced back to the mis-understanding of the difference between the semiosis of mass

Re: [Fis] "Mechanical Information" in DNA

Thanks to Moises for the mention of my paper with Stuart Kauffman. If anyone is interested in reading it one can find it at the following Web site: https://www.academia.edu/783503/Propagating_organization_an_enquiry Here is the abstract: Propagating Organization: An Inquiry. Stuart Kauffman,

Re: [Fis] "Mechanical Information" in DNA

The original article (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0156905) closes with: "Analysis of two high resolution nucleosome maps revealed strong signals that—even though they do not constitute a definite proof—are at least consistent with such a view." Physorg opens

Re: [Fis] "Mechanical Information" in DNA

> 2016-06-08 16:40 GMT-03:00 John Collier : >> >> A previously hypothesized “second layer” of information in DNA may have >> been isolated. This is not exactly new, possibly the reason this paper didn't make it to Nature or Science. See http://tinyurl.com/3Dgenomics

Re: [Fis] "Mechanical Information" in DNA

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