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L R Mooney

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PubMed2001

Manuscript evolution.

Frequently, letters, words and sentences are used in undergraduate textbooks and the popular press as an analogy for the coding, transfer and corruption of information in DNA. We discuss here how the converse can be exploited, by using programs designed for biological analysis of sequence evolution to uncover the relationships between different manuscript versions of a text. We point out similarities between the evolution of DNA and the evolution of texts.

Evolution, Molecular↗
PubMed2001

Manuscript evolution.

Frequently, letters, words and sentences are used in undergraduate textbooks and the popular press as an analogy for the coding, transfer and corruption of information in DNA. We discuss here how the converse can be exploited, by using programs designed for biological analysis of sequence evolution to uncover the relationships between different manuscript versions of a text. We point out similarities between the evolution of DNA and the evolution of texts.

DNA↗
PubMed1977

Extreme thrombocytosis associated with malignancy.

A case is described in which a platelet count of 6,000,000/mm3 occurred in association with adenocarcinoma of the lung and remitted following definitive radiotherapy of the primary lesion. Despite the magnitude of the platelet elevation, thrombohemorrhagic phenomena were not observed. Extreme thrombocytosis of this magnitude is rare in either primary or secondary disorders of thrombopoiesis. The occurrence of unexplained thrombocytosis demands the exclusion of malignancy.

Adenocarcinoma↗