我最近刚读了菲利普·鲍尔（Philip Ball）的《生命如何运作》（How Life Works），讲的就是这个话题（还不止于此）。信息密度很大的一本书，但很有趣。[1] [1] https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo207403...
I just recently read "How Life Works" by Philip Ball that covers that topic (and more). An information dense book, but entertaining. [1] [1] https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo207403...
……系统。我们不能再把遗传密码理解为静态的机器，这种观点也与近期的生物学认知非常契合，正如菲利普·鲍尔在广受好评的《生命如何运作》（How Life Works）一书中所总结的那样 [1]。但就演化而言，我看不出这种提出的类比/模型如何能避开自然选择是在个体层面起作用这一事实（你要么生存，要么……
…systems. The idea that we need to move away from understanding the genetic code as static machinery also aligns well with recent understanding of biology, as summarized in the highly appraised book "How Life Works" by Philip Ball [1] But in terms of evolution, I don't see how the proposed analogy/model will get away with the fact that natural selection operates on the individual level (either you survive or you…
我目前正在读（而且看得很享受）菲利普·鲍尔的《生命如何运作：新生物学用户指南》（How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology）。它是自底向上展开的：前半部分全是在讲细胞和更微观的结构。可读性相当强，但并没有把复杂性给一笔带过。
I'm currently reading (and enjoying) "How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology" by Philip Ball. It proceeds from the bottom up: the first half is all about cells and smaller structures. Pretty readable but doesn't gloss over complexity.
……打赌。> 而这就是 DNA 的本质 是的，在地球上是这样。但脱氧核糖核酸这种极其古怪复杂的实际分子，并不是实现这种程序的唯一方式。去看看像菲利普·鲍尔写的《生命如何运作：新生物学用户指南》（How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology）这样的书，你就知道为什么我在这里要这么较真了。
…bet. > and this is what DNA is Yes, on Earth. But the actual horrendously weird and complex molecule Deoxyribonucleic acid is not the only way of implementing such a program. Check out a text such as 'How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology', by Philip Ball to see why I'm being picky here.
菲利普·鲍尔在他的《生命如何运作》（How Life Works）一书中帮我理解了这一点。他提出了一个观点：你不可能通过理解字母来理解语言。走上前去对某人只说一个“L”，不会产生任何效果。仅仅理解了字母表，你……
Philip Ball helped me understand this in his book "How Life Works." He makes the point that you can't understand language by understanding letters. Walking up to someone and just saying "L" won't have any effect. And given just an understanding of the alphabet, you…
过去几周我一直在读菲利普·鲍尔的《生命如何运作：新生物学用户指南》（How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology），我频频想起艾伦·凯（Alan Kay）对生物系统的浓厚兴趣。https://how-life-works.philipball.co.uk/
Over the past few weeks, I've been reading "How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology" by Philip Ball, and I was frequently reminded of Alan Kay's interest in biological systems. https://how-life-works.philipball.co.uk/
我最近刚读了菲利普·鲍尔（Philip Ball）的《生命如何运作》（How Life Works），讲的就是这个话题（还不止于此）。信息密度很大的一本书，但很有趣。[1] [1] https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo207403...
I just recently read "How Life Works" by Philip Ball that covers that topic (and more). An information dense book, but entertaining. [1] [1] https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo207403...
……系统。我们不能再把遗传密码理解为静态的机器，这种观点也与近期的生物学认知非常契合，正如菲利普·鲍尔在广受好评的《生命如何运作》（How Life Works）一书中所总结的那样 [1]。但就演化而言，我看不出这种提出的类比/模型如何能避开自然选择是在个体层面起作用这一事实（你要么生存，要么……
…systems. The idea that we need to move away from understanding the genetic code as static machinery also aligns well with recent understanding of biology, as summarized in the highly appraised book "How Life Works" by Philip Ball [1] But in terms of evolution, I don't see how the proposed analogy/model will get away with the fact that natural selection operates on the individual level (either you survive or you…
我目前正在读（而且看得很享受）菲利普·鲍尔的《生命如何运作：新生物学用户指南》（How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology）。它是自底向上展开的：前半部分全是在讲细胞和更微观的结构。可读性相当强，但并没有把复杂性给一笔带过。
I'm currently reading (and enjoying) "How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology" by Philip Ball. It proceeds from the bottom up: the first half is all about cells and smaller structures. Pretty readable but doesn't gloss over complexity.
……打赌。> 而这就是 DNA 的本质 是的，在地球上是这样。但脱氧核糖核酸这种极其古怪复杂的实际分子，并不是实现这种程序的唯一方式。去看看像菲利普·鲍尔写的《生命如何运作：新生物学用户指南》（How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology）这样的书，你就知道为什么我在这里要这么较真了。
…bet. > and this is what DNA is Yes, on Earth. But the actual horrendously weird and complex molecule Deoxyribonucleic acid is not the only way of implementing such a program. Check out a text such as 'How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology', by Philip Ball to see why I'm being picky here.
菲利普·鲍尔在他的《生命如何运作》（How Life Works）一书中帮我理解了这一点。他提出了一个观点：你不可能通过理解字母来理解语言。走上前去对某人只说一个“L”，不会产生任何效果。仅仅理解了字母表，你……
Philip Ball helped me understand this in his book "How Life Works." He makes the point that you can't understand language by understanding letters. Walking up to someone and just saying "L" won't have any effect. And given just an understanding of the alphabet, you…
过去几周我一直在读菲利普·鲍尔的《生命如何运作：新生物学用户指南》（How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology），我频频想起艾伦·凯（Alan Kay）对生物系统的浓厚兴趣。https://how-life-works.philipball.co.uk/
Over the past few weeks, I've been reading "How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology" by Philip Ball, and I was frequently reminded of Alan Kay's interest in biological systems. https://how-life-works.philipball.co.uk/