Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-06-03]: Scientists created a DNA computer which can perform calculations [source: BBC News]. Once more our monomania for “calculations” and “measurements” has made us convert the “unit of life” to a “calculative machine” for square roots… The whole is many times more than just the sum of its components…
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