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Ep 10 "The Jump to Universality" Ch.6

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The Genetic Code Isn't Universal for All Forms of Life

The genetic code is presumably not universal for specifying forms of life, since it relies on specific types of chemical such as protens i. So unless the life form is made out of proteins, then the d and a isn't universal for all forms of life. David writes, could it be a universal constructor perhaps it does manage to build with inorganic material sometimes,. Such as the calcium phosphate in bones, or the magnetite the navigation system inside a pigeon's brain. By technologists are already using it to manufacture hydrogen and to extract uranium from sea water. It can also programm organisms to build constructors outside their bodies. Birds build nests, beavers build dams. Perhaps it would be

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