[hosepipe]

[ And even within a cell, the DNA strands are duplicated as if for a backup copy. ]

Hmmmm... now theres a take on mitosis I have never considered...

Studying data compression is a mental trip to take..
I studied data compression for a number of years..

The ways to actually compress data (meaning putting 3 pounds of data into a 2 pound bag or smaller..) should be mandatory study for DNA researchers.. Because that is exactely what DNA is.. IS God compressing information.. DNA is data compression.. not like data compression but exactely data/information compression..

Maybe computer data compressor engineers should study DNA as well..
Could be they'd learn something.. Ya think!...

[Alamo-Girl]

The ways to actually compress data (meaning putting 3 pounds of data into a 2 pound bag or smaller..) should be mandatory study for DNA researchers.. Because that is exactely what DNA is.. IS God compressing information.. DNA is data compression.. not like data compression but exactely data/information compression..

Maybe computer data compressor engineers should study DNA as well.. Could be they'd learn something.. Ya think!...

Indeed, and from what I can tell there is much interest in determining the data compression algorithm of DNA as well as exploring algorithms which may be able to compress it even further.