I suppose we might mimic development of organisms in self - assembling artifacts one day. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
In the dominant mechanistic view, the information stored in a DNA molecule was seen as totally determinative of the future development of the organism. (religion-online.org)
Understanding how a set of genes is regulated during development of an organism, or during disease, «will revolutionize our understanding of how cells function,» says Michael Rudnicki, senior scientist at the Ottawa Health Research Institute, who is chairing a steering committee that will manage the effort. (sciencemag.org)