Information and Life |
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| Author:
| Battail, Gérard |
| ISBN: | 978-94-007-7039-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands
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| Imprint: | Springer |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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This book begins by defining information theory and error-correcting codes, its by-products, as simply as possible. It then examines the basic biological problem of heredity, showing that proper coding explains the resilience of genomes over geological time.
This book begins by defining information theory and error-correcting codes, its by-products, as simply as possible. It then examines the basic biological problem of heredity, showing that proper coding explains the resilience of genomes over geological time.