Towards a new physical theory of biotic evolution and development

Motivated by the postulates:

(a)

Matter has complementary properties: matter waves at high mass density and information oscillations at high information density.

(b)

Biological systems are information generating systems, i.e., genome capacity to generate developmental functional complexity (phenotype).

(c)

Biological information sustains the living state.

We discuss a definite model in which the life state of an organism, for successive generations, is a generalized Schrödinger's type of system which is non-conservative, nonlinear and irreversible. Vitality, the state variable, is the genome capacity to generate developmental functional complexity (phenotype). It is a function of the phenotypic variables of biological information, i.e., matter-energy growth function, life expectancy and natality.We also discuss evolution within this model. We find that the evolution of a unicellular organism, being a process through which the life function undertakes negative damping, leads to the increase of total vitality. Total vitality is a function of the system's lifespan, bio-complexity and total matter-energy metabolized or body mass. Total vitality is quantized. The derived quantization relationship provides plausible theoretical basis for punctuated equilibrium. Total bio-information (total vitality + total natality density) is conserved. The conserved quantity describes evolution and generates ecosystem, population and organism growth dynamics. Vitality has the dimension of flow-bits. Finally, a thought experiment is proposed to falsify the hypothesis.     

水稻精细胞优势表达基因RSSG58的启动子克隆和功能鉴定

利用本实验室已经克隆的水稻精细胞优势表达基因RSSG58的cDNA序列与NCBI中的粳稻基因组文库进行比对、定位,结合生物信息学方法分析预测基因上游的启动子序列.在此基础上设计引物,以粳稻Oryzasativa(japonicacultivar-group)日本晴黄化苗总DNA为模板,采用DNA聚合酶链式反应(PCR)的方法扩增出基因上游1093bp和462bp两个不同长度的启动子缺失片段(分别命名为JP58B和JP58S),测序结果显示,其具有大多数高等植物启动子的保守元件.进一步构建启动子片段的植物表达载体pBI121-JP58B和pBI121-JP58S,瞬时表达结果显示,两个启动子片段对报告基因GUS均具有启动活性.图4参20