Claim · 2003-01-23 · publication · Stated in source · Supported

Hood and Galas (Nature, 23 January 2003) state that the discovery of the structure of DNA engendered a new view of biology as an information science.

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What it connects

The digital code of DNA → bears on → Biology is an information system that AI can read, describe or program

Where it appears

AI in science →

Claim and evidence

The digital code of DNAbears on ↓Biology is an information system that AI can read, describe or program

Machine-checked, not reviewed by an editorStated in sourceSupported

Supporting evidence: primary · 1 source

Date: 2003-01-23 · publication Records dated 2003 →
Role: Context
Register (kind of text): Nonfiction
Missing element: No AI element: the information view is tied to DNA and genomics, not to AI as the means of reading or describing biology.

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The evidence 01

primary sourceSupports the claim

The digital code of DNA

Nature · 2003-01-23

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Source excerpt

“The discovery of the structure of DNA transformed biology profoundly, catalysing the sequencing of the human genome and engendering a new view of biology as an information science.”

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Source details and check notes

Authors: Leroy Hood; David Galas
Version: Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-30 (SHA-256 492854d64264634c89b6ed576c43d85277d7be0ff24be87e99653d73ac3a0858). Nature feature article page as served on 2026-10-30; abstract and metadata, full text behind subscription.
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Accessed: 2026-10-30
Language: English (en)
Attribution: Leroy Hood, David Galas, “The digital code of DNA”, 2003-01-23.
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Check notes: Candidate pack passage, AI in biology (research/ai-in-biology). The quotation (28 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-30. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. The authors' statement. A cross-family machine check (2026-10-30, item B100) re-read the record’s sources and found full support. No human editorial review.

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