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It’s time to admit that genes are not the blueprint for life (www.nature.com)
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Review of 2023 book: How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology Philip Ball. ISBN9781529095999

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[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Every sperm isn't sacred and every piece of DNA isn't with purpose, otherwise explain ferns and plants having hundreds of times more DNA than higher functioning life forms.