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We know that a highly repetitive pattern displays order but not information. In nature, that’s the difference between salt crystals, on one hand, and DNA on the other. So analyzed in terms of information theory, this video isn’t very informative. Be that as it may, the lady who made it is a genius. She achieves her result with these cute little Scottie dogs by the mere application of goat milk as a catalyst. Enjoy.

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David Klinghoffer

Senior Fellow and Editor, Science and Culture Today
David Klinghoffer is a Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He is the author of seven books including Plato’s Revenge: The New Science of the Immaterial Genome and The Lord Will Gather Me In: My Journey to Jewish Orthodoxy. A former senior editor at National Review, he has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He received an A.B. magna cum laude from Brown University in 1987. Born in Santa Monica, CA, he lives on Mercer Island, WA.
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