RE: 'Directed' evolution?

Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:01:13 -0700

Kevin: <<That would depend upon what is meant by "added information." Would a
protein with a new function, a function that never existed before, a
function that never could have existed before, be an example of "added
information"? If so, then I can give four examples.>>

I would certainly think so but then again, information first needs to be defined before one can draw any conclusions pro or con.