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My answer is that the 3Gigabits of base 4 memory in the human genome is equivalent to 750MB of binary standardised to 8 bits/byte. Once I have taken into account that there are two copies, evolutionary junk and repeated or copied areas, I am getting an estimate of around 30MB.

This is the zillion dollar question. The cellular end of the system of cellular differentiation is partially known but it is the higher control system that tells cells how to differentiate to form the architecture of the body is still a mystery. The closest that chromosomal DNA can come is to...

These are questions that I have asked as a psychologist and working in applied cultural psychology using the Cognitive Behavioural Model. As far as the questions that you raise about ordinary individuals, I find that the Assertive Triangle that deals with passive aggressivity and its opposite...

Apparently, there are those that think that it could have been a Point Singularity, as in another name for a black hole and I did not think that we could state what it was or what it was not before the Big Bang with any certainty. Wiki uses the term singularity to describe the BB and it is a...

From the statements here it is obvious that cutting hair is not difficult especially with clippers. People can do it themselves in the mirror or blindly by feel. So why can't a supposedly trained professional with professional tools? When I have had a simple clipping, half the time I have to...

Back to your original question CherryTrooper, it seems to relate to an intrinsic desire to define 'humanity' as good under the worldview and mindset of each and every individual. They are unable to accept that anybody could think differently to the way that they think since this describes their...

Mixing psychological models, there appear to be two very different types of introvert according to the Assertivity Triangle model. One is the 'Aloof' personality (Redfield) in passive aggressivity and co-dependence who has an uncomfortable love/hate relationship with social interaction. The...

Can anybody help me to reconcile these models with the P-Brane hypothesis of theoretical physics?

The Genome project has found that between 1 and 4% Neanderthal in modern non-Africans so it appears that they did not die out. For instance it has been suggested that red hair is a Neanderthal gene. This evidence really means that we have to forget all of the old speculation about the...

I too find linguistics fascinating. Its study is a part of building a miraculous world where everything makes sense in terms of cause and effect so I am surprised that more physicists do not take an interest. It is a part of their world view in which the commonest matters of everyday life are...

Genetics is used as the ultimate excuse but so to an extent is learning. What about free will, especially when it comes to a subject like morality. Once you are an adult, you are largely able to choose your environment and learning experiences. The only problem with free will is that choices are...

Thank you. It seemed a little obvious. Big Bang - point singularity, black hole - point singularity. Now that we are in an era of multiverse theories, it would not matter too much if the Big Bang were no longer the beginning. However, I cannot see anything in the references that use this to...

Psychiatrists have a name for 'poor character' in cases like these. It could be Borderline Personality Disorder which would need a different treatment, Dialectic Behavioural Therapy.

The first thing is that the doctors may not be allowed to talk to you but you are allowed to talk to them to make sure that they are not getting a one sided version of the story as often happens and that your concerns have been heard. I would suggest having a look at the UK Schizophrenia...

This is an extremely difficult area to investigate in humans because it is all but impossible to exclude the cultural factors for ethical reasons. Two areas of study come from those that are born with dubious gender. One group is those born XY male genetically but who have a testosterone...