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The slippery gooiness of biology
is a consequence of
its incredible complexity, consisting as it does of complex systems based
upon chemistry. And chemistry obeys the rules of physics, which exists because of,
and is consequently
best described by, mathematics. Mathematics is the ur-fluid of Reality (gad, how
poetic), and our
symbollic attempts to represent mathematics have
given us windows through which our mushy grey-matter
can peer, and with which
this same mushy grey-matter becomes altered, and we call this alteration understanding
(a frequently generous appellation).
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The purpose of these pages is to press our noses against some of the windows that
look upon biological systems,
and to do it in as interactive and stimulating a way as possible, given the talents
of we the page
creators.
There are four of us: Geoffrey Dixon, Steven Karel, Frank Lonberg and Mike Casey.
This site will be evolving rapidly, so
things will likely be different each time you look.
Also see Dixon's interactive
Mathematics and the Genome site.
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Much of what we'll be doing will employ Shockwave™,
which is a really spiffy way of animating web pages. But it requires the
plug-in, and you've just been given a link to that.
Java and Javascript will also be used, and anything else we decide is needed. It's also highly
advisable to get either Navigator 3.0 or better, or Explorer 3.0 or better, both of which are
free to educational institutions, I believe. And if you have the option, set your monitors
color depth to at least thousands (16-bit). This is our mantra:
the cutting edge is good.
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