Epigenetics is basically just another mechanism to generate (and sometimes inherit) variation. Repurposing is about changing function (to my way of thinking). So any mechanism to generate variation can augment a change in function, but I would not put epigenetics in a special place for evolution of new function without some specific rationale. Jim
Daily Archives: 25/04/2013
Tokyo. 25 Apr 2013.
Looks like we’ll be back in Tokyo in a few months. Land of Collab. Must be something in the water. In the 50’s, after WWII, the Japanese would copy American products and value-add 10%. That’s how it worked but only temporarily. Copying never leads to innovation. If it’s used for anything other than a placeContinue reading “Tokyo. 25 Apr 2013.”