The extreme complexity of DNA/RNA information control (Evolution)

by dhw, Tuesday, November 03, 2009, 11:57 (5498 days ago) @ David Turell

David has drawn our attention to an article by James A. Shapiro about cell function and genome action. I must confess that most of it is way over my head, and I did a lot of skimming, but I'd like to recommend that others do the same. Frankly, the complexity is mind-boggling. There are observations like: "It is now taken for granted that every cell process is subject to a control regime that operates algorithmically to adjust to the changing contingencies of both the external and internal environments." And: "By flexible analogy with electronic information-processing systems, we need to recognize that every genome has a system architecture which makes it possible for cells to access and utilize the information stored there."-Every cell seems to be a computer, and every body is a veritable army of computers, all performing their different functions. You need one heck of a lot of faith to believe chance could assemble such a mechanism. And you can't remove the difficulties by saying you need a heck of a lot of faith to believe in a designer.