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Wow that's a great reply. What I get out of that is since each cell can be different (possible mutations) you can't test a statistical sample from the same batc
by geuis 18y ago
Wow that's a great reply. What I get out of that is since each cell can be different (possible mutations) you can't test a statistical sample from the same batch and assume that the one little cell that makes it through to fertilization is 100% safe. Is that a fairly accurate layman's summary?
- niels_olson 18y agoYes. In a deep an profound way, reproduction is the execution of all evolutionary algorithms you've every heard of, all the evolutionary algorithms that exist. It's ultimately pure statistical mechanics.