Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Library: storing information1What’s in a word❖Base: opposite of acid (i.e., sucks up protons)Base: opposite of acid (i.e., sucks up protons)❖Base: component of nucleotides, such as you met in Base: component of nucleotides, such as you met in lablab❖Kinda like John, your best pal vs. john, where you Kinda like John, your best pal vs. john, where you poop:poop:Not good to confuse the two!Not good to confuse the two!2How far can we get How far can we get on first principles?on first principles?Life is presumably possibleLife is presumably possiblemaybe even consistent with physical lawsmaybe even consistent with physical lawsWhat do (all!) organisms’ What do (all!) organisms’ instructionsinstructions looklook like? like?3This.4Ways to look at ‘em5Never forget: it’s a braille world6❖There is There is nothingnothing comparable to sight or sound comparable to sight or sound❖As a molecule, either you touch it, or you are As a molecule, either you touch it, or you are ignorant of it. Period.ignorant of it. Period.❖As a molecule, either you touch it, or you are As a molecule, either you touch it, or you are ignorant of it. Period.ignorant of it. Period.❖Yeah, I said that twiceYeah, I said that twiceGeneral & SpecificShake hands with 3 people near youShake hands with 3 people near youHow many of these interactions How many of these interactions failedfailed??Could you Could you recognizerecognize your different partners in the your different partners in the dark?dark?Pair up. Design a handshake where A can shake Pair up. Design a handshake where A can shake with B, but not A:A nor B:B. It’s gotta work in the with B, but not A:A nor B:B. It’s gotta work in the dark/under the tabledark/under the tableHow can we do this with C, H, N, O?How can we do this with C, H, N, O?8G:A-D-DT:O-N-OSecret society handshakesMore common; less
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