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The cellular computer DNA: program or data.

Bulletin of mathematical biology - 1 Jan 1990

Atlan H, Koppel M

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The classical metaphor of the genetic program written in the DNA nucleotidic sequences is reconsidered. Recent works on algorithmic complexity and logical properties of computer programs and data are used to question the explanatory value of that metaphor. Structural properties of strings are looked for which would be necessary to apply to DNA sequences if the metaphor is to be taken literally. The notion of...

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PMID: 2379019
DOI: 10.1007/BF02458575

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