argystokes
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| Quote (ScaryFacts @ Jan. 04 2007,19:00) | Novice alert: I have no clue what I am talking about
It seems to me Wesley's statement was perfectly clear--it doesn't introduce "new" material, but combines existing material in a new way creating novel material.
Isn't that clear or is it just me? |
That's right. The physical material itself isn't new, but the new combination of genetic material can lead to distinctly new properties in a novel protein. And since Dave says we determine information gain/loss by using our intuition, your intuition that says that the material is novel implies that there's been an increase in information!
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