Originally posted by menguard
Not all science will register, what's out there, to complicate things further you cannot top the Nano-technology of an alien species, but that dna
correlates to something so small and minute it comes from a spiritual helix.
Science helps on some topics and complicates others. If one knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that there body is just that a thoughtform, think of the
wonders that they can do.
"Science" isn't a set of beliefs. It's almost insulting that you're using it like that. Science is simply the application of logic to your
understanding of the world around you. Do you believe in something? Why? Is your reasoning valid, can you back it up? That's science - along with
questioning things you would normally accept.
Originally posted by menguard
JohnMike just curious have you ever experienced anything outside of the linearworld? Anything at ALL.
Depends on how you mean it. I haven't hallucinated, or seen anything, if that's what you mean. I've had strange coincidences, I've gotten
through things against powerful odds, but that's about it. Nothing magical, and nothing proveable. Just like everyone else.
Originally posted by menguard
The cell of nucluetide is all you need to replicate something out there in space. That's called cloning.
Oh, Christ, you don't even know what a nucleotide is. Do you really mean to tell me that through this whole time you haven't spent ten minutes just
learning what the basic structure of DNA is?
I'm not going to write a textbook page just to rid you of your own ignorance. Spend five minutes on Wikipedia to do that.
...But...in the universe, we have atoms. Right? Okay, these atoms are bound together to form molecules. These molecules are things like water, like
soap, alcohol... These molecules are compounds of atoms. Then these molecules are held together to make solids and liquids, due to a couple kinds of
forces I'm not going into (hydrogen bonding, london dispersion, polar...). That's why you can't move your hand through a solid cup.
Then we have organic molecules. The body uses these. They're just the same as water, basically. DNA is a molecule like this. But it's important
to your body, and is very large and complex. Like proteins. In fact, scientists before Watson and Crick used to believe that DNA was a protein!
Now, DNA is made of many, many atoms. While water has three, a DNA molecule has thousands! This is very, very long. What we do is break it down
into parts. I'm not going into the exact structure, but the "sides" of the ladder are the backbone to the DNA. This doesn't contain any
information.
Connected to each side of the ladder (half of each "step" if you know what I mean) is a nucleotide - and this nucleotide pairs up with another
specific nucleotide on the other end. Like a lock and a key. These nucleotides are what our genes are made of - your genetic code. Your body can
copy it during cell division by unraveling your DNA helix (well, the section that is going to be copies), breaking it apart, and reading and copying
the code, all using enzymes! Look up mitosis for more details.
Now, remember how I said that each nucleotide pairs up with another? That means that each side of the double helix, each side of the ladder, has
the same exact genetic code. Even if you had 12 strands (and you don't), it would be the same exact genetic information! The only reason we
have two stranded linear DNA instead of circular, single-stranded DNA like bacteria, is that it's a data backup! Like a RAID 1 array, if you're
familiar with data mirroring. Your body is constantly scanning your DNA with enzymes. And since DNA can be damaged, through radiation, errors in
cell division, and so on, these enzymes can detect nucleotide mismatches and repair your genetic code using the information from the undamaged side.
Amazing!
[edit on 30-7-2008 by Johnmike]