Just like in our DNA...

Jeremy Hylton jeremy at cnri.reston.va.us
Tue Oct 5 11:30:19 EDT 1999


>>>>> "FL" == Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> writes:

  FL> Will Ware <wware-nospam at world.std.com> wrote:
  >> That is called "junk DNA" because it is never translated to a
  >> protein. There are various conjectures about it.

  FL> a quick web search for "junk DNA" brought up three major
  FL> theories (since they were posted on the web, they have to be
  FL> true.  all of them):

  FL>     1. the great designer only did one design, and the DNA that
  FL> we consider as junk is actually used by extra-terrestrial
  FL> beings.

  FL>     (motorola processors, that is)

Sounds to me like he just forgot a few Py_DECREFs.

Jeremy




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