tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post3972121524940330154..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Locality: life's Newtonian equivalent of 'universality'Anne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-47667544465058329432019-08-21T14:46:21.721-04:002019-08-21T14:46:21.721-04:00Yes, tough to identify much less control. And wit...Yes, tough to identify much less control. And with many ways to similar ends, prediction is problematic (and not with 'precision' based on genomes). What is predictable is the way major funding is locked up indefinitely for the juicy catch-word fad Big Data (as well as everything-'Omics)Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-40714293409756937132019-08-21T13:17:52.404-04:002019-08-21T13:17:52.404-04:00Hi Ken,
I have occasionally quibbled with your po...<br />Hi Ken,<br /><br />I have occasionally quibbled with your posts, but not this one. Living systems are different than non-living ones. Multi-generational heredity (biome, epigenes, viruses, prions, ...?) plus experiences since conception or other "beginning" event, combine to form a multitude of possible feedback loops through internal filters. Even cloning isn't always 100% identical (from what I've read), as radiation and other variables are tough to control.<br /><br />Steven Kurtz<br />retired dilettante<br />Amherst MA<br /><br />Steven B Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545389243058689810noreply@blogger.com