In a sneak preview, Miller and Tour discuss a fascinating engineering perspective: parallels between how biological information is handled in living cells and how — oh my, what a timely topic! — how it is safeguarded from loss, or perhaps hacking or other interference, in the context of information technology.
Tour wants to know, “What is the origin of the data risk management characteristics of DNA?” He’s referring to “redundant systems” that are “not necessary for operation but to protect against data loss.”
“That’s a wonderful question,” says Miller. And who can disagree? “[Computer] engineers looked at this and said, ‘That’s exactly what we do!’” If intelligent computer science vs computer programming build systems like that, and life at the DNA level also incorporates them, for the very same reasons, that’s rather suggestive. Join James Tour and Brian Miller for their conversation about this and related subjects on Friday!
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