If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.

A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship.

It would appear that the number of nonsense triplets is rather low, since we only occasionally come across them. However this conclusion is less secure than our other deductions about the general nature of the genetic code.

The balance of evidence both from the cell-free system and from the study of mutation, suggests that this does not occur at random, and that triplets coding the same amino acid may well be rather similar.

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong

Consciousness is somehow a by-product of the simultaneous, high frequency firing of neurons in different parts of the brain. It's the meshing of these frequencies that generates consciousness, just as tones from individual instruments produce the rich, complex, & seamless sounds of a symphony orchestra