Wow... Thanks Val. That is one of the coolest papers I have read in quite a while. I'm going to have to find a way to explain it on a simple level to my son. Using non-linear dynamics to tease out the structure of DNA sequences is really just mind-boggling! It is acting like a giant sifter to sift out the patterns in the DNA coding. How cool.
Can someone with a basic kitchen-sink lab concoct a DNA test for fruit? That sounds really exciting! I would trade you that for the instructions for a snap-circuit diagram and explanation of how to build an electronic rooster!
(you need a transistor, a photo resistor, and a piezo-electric buzzer which allows you to sense light and set off an alarm. They sell those in the big kits or at Radio Shack.)
As I said in the other post (My head head hurts)... We need a science tid-bit of the day!
