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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