The Intransitive Logic of Directed Cycles and Flipons Enhances the Evolution of Molecular Computers by Augmenting the Kolmogorov Complexity of Genomes
Alan Herbert · 2023
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Alan Herbert argues in a 2023 paper that looped reaction cycles give cells a logic that boosts their power to evolve. Most cell events are drawn as chains with fixed in and out. A directed cycle links all nodes in a ring, so flow runs one way and can renew itself. Output then depends on which node serves as input, a form of non-transitive logic.
Such cycles can host unlike reactions on each edge. They can be picked by selection for low waste and high information gain. Flipons, DNA stretches that flip shape, serve as a simple case and raise genome complexity. Richer cycles let cells repair and rewrite themselves in ways machines cannot.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alan Herbert |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |