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The Variability of Genes
Degeneracy is the ability to take multiple different paths between A and B. Every biological system that's ever been studied actually shows degeneracy, he says. The scientist Gerald Edelman won a Nobel Prize for showing degeneracy in the immune system. One chemical in your immune system, a single chemical can fight off lots of different bugs.
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