Re: Genes' Emergent Properties Matters (Score 1)

I've always believed this. I thought this was obvious. Look at the binary number system (or any number system). Each digit doubles the level of complexity. An 8-bit binary number represents 256 possibilities, not 8.

I think this is one of the fundamental flaws of genetic engineering right now. A bunch of (vary knowledgeable) scientists and/or doctors (who think they now more than they actually do) start mucking with genetics because they've noticed a pattern between the presence or absence of a given gene and some property of the life form they are studying.