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  1. Is DNA Information? A Look Into Biologists' Perspectives

    May 27, 2011 · I know DNA gives instructions for proteins, but is it information as in the sense that it was created by a conscious mind? What about biologists who say that DNA is information?

  2. How Does DNA Influence Instinctive Behavior and Innate Memory?

    May 3, 2012 · This is kind of the arsenal of DNA the cells have, but for the most part it is fixed. It doesn't receive any information bout what the organism is perceiving. That is the central dogma of biology. …

  3. Do both strands of DNA contain genes? - Physics Forums

    Jun 19, 2015 · Both strands of DNA can encode genes, although the coding sequence of a specific gene is always located on one strand. Transcription can occur from both strands, producing sense and …

  4. Can information be added to DNA? - Physics Forums

    Feb 26, 2015 · In fact, if you calculate the speed, creationist evolution adds information at a faster rate than neodarwinian evolution. Science puts several canid-ancestors at 400,000 tot 100,000 years ago.

  5. Is Instinct Encoded in Our DNA? • Physics Forums

    Dec 18, 2008 · The DNA encodes the information needed to create a brain. It is the brain (neuron structure) which is responsible for causing certain types of behavior. DNA is considered the 'code' …

  6. Polymer Physics and Genetic Sequencing

    Jul 18, 2016 · Current sequencing technologies have a base-pair resolution but require many small fragments of DNA to be pieced together after sequencing, which loses information about the large …

  7. Can We See an Atom? Latest Images of Atoms | Physics Forums

    Sep 28, 2015 · Can we see an atom? In this article, I will discuss how these images are made, what exactly we are looking at, and what it really means to see an atom.

  8. Learn the Basics of Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

    Mar 6, 2016 · The word tomography is often not heard outside of medical imaging, it refers to an image being reconstructed by adding together many individual slices.

  9. Do women have more DNA than men? - Physics Forums

    Mar 7, 2018 · Women possess more DNA than men due to the presence of two X chromosomes compared to one X and one Y chromosome in men. The X chromosome contains approximately 3 …

  10. Is DNA Present in Inanimate Objects? - Physics Forums

    Oct 6, 2015 · The discussion centers on the presence of DNA in inanimate objects and its implications for life. Participants clarify that DNA, while a crucial component of living organisms, is itself inanimate …