Bacteria are able to "absorb past genetic info" in the form of plasmids, or circular strands of DNA. The bacteria then incorporates this plasmid DNA into their own genomic DNA through transformation. When the bacterium that underwent transformation reproduces asexually, the "offspring" carry the same genetic material, thus passing along the plasmid DNA sequence for generations. This is the main process behind antibiotic resistance.
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ha! Thanks for the biology recap! My point however is how the bacteria "learned" to absorb that information and change. Each tiny bacteria is what like hundreds of millions of DNA coding? The coding is almost like an AI that can process that information. A tiny little computer that can evolve based upon what it learns? Don't you find that incredible? Now couple that with every organ within a human body. Literally a universe in itself.
It is incredible how complex and diverse all life is! Oftentimes while I'm in anatomy I think and wonder if it is possible that some higher being intelligently designed us, as the human body is so specifically designed and optimized.
Think about it this way. Have you ever in your life seen intelligence? No. Intelligence is always behind. Never in front. All we see is the result. Never the cause. Can your ears hear themselves? Can eyes see themselves? Can intelligence be understood? Where do our thoughts come from? Do we see the factory where the thoughts are made? Where do we go to when we sleep or do we cease to exist?
Analysis and dissection however seemingly explanatory simply begs the next question in line - Why? Not "how" which might just be the preserve of science but - why?
The purpose of your life is to discover your cause. And the clock is ticking and it never stops.
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