[Cz-biology] Requesting consideration of approval of [[Life/Draft]]to replace [[Life]]

[Anthony Sebastian]

Workgroup:

 

I agree with John that we need to include the commonalities of metabolism
and information processing in the article.  But that will take some time to
get right and succinct - universality of biochemistry.  We can do that in
the next draft.

 

I just think we have a much improved draft now compared with the approved
version, and should make the substitution now to show a better version.

 

I disagree the article discusses the philosophy of biology.  It tries to
discuss the shared characteristics of all living things, as much as we know
it today.

 

Thanks.

 

Anthony.Sebastian

 

 

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[mailto:cz-biology-bounces at mail.citizendium.org] On Behalf Of John Moffett
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 5:59 AM
To: 'Biology Workgroup List'
Subject: Re: [Cz-biology] Requesting consideration of approval of
[[Life/Draft]]to replace [[Life]]

 

Hello All,

 

It will take some time to go through all that to look for problems or
omissions. In general, it looks good, but from a biologist's perspective it
seems to discuss the philosophy of biology more than the substance of it.
For example, any discussion of life that leaves out ribosomes, and the
DNA-RNA-protein expression system is not really getting to the meat of the
subject of how life works.

 

John

 

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[mailto:cz-biology-bounces at voltaire.citizendium.org] On Behalf Of Anthony
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 8:24 PM
To: cz-biology at voltaire.citizendium.org
Subject: [Cz-biology] Requesting consideration of approval of
[[Life/Draft]]to replace [[Life]]

Biology Workgroup:

 

Please review the draft version of the approved article, [[Life]], at
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Life/Draft.  Please consider it for approval
to replace the approved version, as it has been considerably reworked since
its April '07 approval, and may be an improvement over what we have now as
the approved version.

 

Thank you.

 

Anthony.Sebastian

 

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