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Biology — life is self-replicating chemistry
biology
The next rung of the emergence ladder: physics -> chemistry -> life. A cell is chemistry organized to copy itself and run on free energy; DNA spells proteins in a triplet code (64 codons), and evolution builds the tree of life from one root. Four pillars rest on chemistry and the instruments (the genetic code), the tree of life (evolution), the capstone (Hardy-Weinberg sums to one), and thermodynamics (metabolism). The stick (stick_biology_the_genetic_code_and_the_tree_of_life) seals the codon count and Hardy-Weinberg (tools/seed_biology.py).
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Narrow Highway — biology · stick_biology_the_genetic_code_and_the_tree_of_life
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card_floor_biology
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WIT.codex.EXP/biology-life-is-self-replicating-chemistry/REF.WITNESSED@narrow-highway
adjoining cards
- has part → The genetic code — DNA, a triplet code — a pillar of biology (The genetic code)
- has part → Evolution — common descent and selection — a pillar of biology (Evolution)
- has part → Population genetics — Hardy-Weinberg — a pillar of biology (Population genetics)
- has part → Metabolism — life runs on free energy — a pillar of biology (Metabolism)
- connects at → Chemistry — quantum mechanics applied, the periodic table — life is self-replicating chemistry - biology stands on the chemistry floor
- part of → The Floor of Discovery — one floor, and by its design the fear of God — the world of life on the one map
- connects at → Deep time — the stage evolution needs — deep time is what evolution needs - geology dates the stage life grew on
- connects at → The neuron — the membrane potential — the neuron is a living cell
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