How math interprets biology and life, and the cosmos (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 01:31 (3994 days ago) @ xeno6696

This discovery with information-bearing prions opens up a
> > new theoretical area of an early attempt at an origin of life. But
> > it is a surprising odd-ball discovery considering what has been
> > thought to be reasonable in the past. Prions are proteins. The big
> > issue is how did they start? Where did their information come
> > from? In other words, prions have the same problems all the
> > other molecules have, which have been considered or attempted."
> > 
> > Matt: As I said, interesting but don't advance any theories.
> 
> Why not? Unless you can make your God fit in a test tube, what else do I have? 
> 
> -Considering we have no solidly accepted definition of life, things like viruses and prions keep dancing around. I have a section on the recent definition of life debate.