ThorsTacHamr t1_jbommjb wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:27 PM Reply to comment by RaptureAusculation in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt They are using this approach or a very similar one to try to find LUCA ( the lasts universal common ancestor). Not necessarily the first living thing but the oldest living thing that all current organisms can trace their lineages back to. Permalink Parent 1
ThorsTacHamr t1_ixkmulx wrote on November 24, 2022 at 3:43 AM Reply to [Image] - Growth happens by doing things you are unqualified to do. by tnick771 Then why hasn’t Elon grown up yet? Permalink 5
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Reply to comment by RaptureAusculation in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt
They are using this approach or a very similar one to try to find LUCA ( the lasts universal common ancestor). Not necessarily the first living thing but the oldest living thing that all current organisms can trace their lineages back to.