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I'm going to talk about computers and biology.
Most people know how a computer stores information and everybody who has tried to program knows that computers use what is called a binary system, billions of little switches that can be either on or off. This means that when you save a word document it flicks combinations of switches to store that word document in its memory. What most people do not know is how similar this is to the workings of a human body. A persons genetics are stored in DNA, but this is not binary. It is actually quaternary, which means that there are 4 different ways that each switch can be instead of 2. These four molecules are arranged in different sequences to store your genetics. The really interesting thing is when it comes to a persons memory, a brain stores information exactly like a computer does. In a binary sequence i.e. on and off switches. The difference is that instead of switches the human brain stores info in neurons. These neurons are either on or off and thus information is stored. It is almost crazy how similar the human body is to a machine. When you touch something hot your brain receives an ELECTRICAL impulse that says to it, that hurt! You re brain sends more impulses back saying that you should move your finger. The line between biological and mechanical is steadily blurring as scientists come up with more and more ideas such as computers made with DNA. Just food for thought





it should be noted that there were no sources for this information and no research was done. These are just thoughts that i had during a boring car ride.