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by kehtnok 3537 days ago
> Biology is one of the last fields of science adopting the tech revolution by switching from analog to digital analysis.

Barricelli was running experiments about digital organisms back in the early 50's right before the identification of the structure of DNA. Quite literally sharing time with atomic/hydrogen bomb calculations. I find it a bit tough to press onwards when sweeping statements like the above are made as a build up to the argument.