If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.
Francis CrickConsciousness 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
Francis CrickAn honest man, armed with all the knowledge available to us now, could only state that in some sense, the origin of life appears at the moment to be almost a miracle, so many are the conditions which would have had to have been satisfied to get it going.
Francis CrickIn the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death.
Francis Crick