In article <9404252143.AA03388 at deimos.med.pitt.edu>,
Robert Preston <rapr at MED.PITT.EDU> wrote:
>>But it seems the information is somehow context-dependent (evolutionary
>context). Like, the sequence of lambda "means" one thing in our universe,
>but it would almost have to "mean" total nonsense in a (this is a gedanken-
>experiment) parallel universe where the analogs of "E. coli" would fail
>to interact with our lambda because of the vagaries of evolution.
>>I guess I'm asking, does anyone know how to compute historical-evolutionary
>"information" content?
>
No. But that doesn't seem to prevent lots of people from trying anyway.
Laurence A. Moran (Larry)
