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Numerical testing of evolution theories

Numerical testing of evolution theories PART I THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TESTS 1 by NILS AALL BARRICELLI (Vanderbilt University, Nashville 5, Tennessee) (Ree. 27. XI. x96i ) NOTE BY THE AUTHOR A few introductory remarks may be helpful to avoid possible misinterpretations when a relatively new subject is presented. It is not the intention of the author to face the reader with a new type of life or new living forms. The numerical symbioorganisms presented in this paper are not living, not in the sense commonly attributed to this term. It is, however, the purpose of this paper to present a part of the rapidly growing evidence to the effect that, what we are used to consider living beings (terrestrial life forms) are a particular type of symbio- organisms and are subject to the same evolutionary improvements and to many other "biophenomena" which are common to a large class of symbioorganisms. There is nothing more peculiar about this statement, except for its more recent dis- covery, than about statements like the following: I) living organisms are physical bodies and are subject to the same mechanical and physical laws followed by all physical bodies. 2) living organisms are formed by chemical compounds and are subject http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Biotheoretica Springer Journals

Numerical testing of evolution theories

Barricelli, Nils
Acta Biotheoretica , Volume 16 (2) – Apr 9, 2005
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Philosophy; Philosophy of Biology; Evolutionary Biology
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PART I THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TESTS 1 by NILS AALL BARRICELLI (Vanderbilt University, Nashville 5, Tennessee) (Ree. 27. XI. x96i ) NOTE BY THE AUTHOR A few introductory remarks may be helpful to avoid possible misinterpretations when a relatively new subject is presented. It is not the intention of the author to face the reader with a new type of life or new living forms. The numerical symbioorganisms presented in this paper are not living, not in the sense commonly attributed to this term. It is, however, the purpose of this paper to present a part of the rapidly growing evidence to the effect that, what we are used to consider living beings (terrestrial life forms) are a particular type of symbio- organisms and are subject to the same evolutionary improvements and to many other "biophenomena" which are common to a large class of symbioorganisms. There is nothing more peculiar about this statement, except for its more recent dis- covery, than about statements like the following: I) living organisms are physical bodies and are subject to the same mechanical and physical laws followed by all physical bodies. 2) living organisms are formed by chemical compounds and are subject

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Published: Apr 9, 2005

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