snippable genes

Small, independent, context-free process sequences that can be inserted individually into mainstream systems and spread through evolution.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

claim

method

Grameen Bank sequence
implements
A short micro-lending sequence: lend small amounts without collateral within a face-to-face community, based on trust and intuitive feeling.

concept

piecemeal evolutionary approach
uses
Gradual, incremental introduction of morphogenetic sequences into the existing system, as opposed to revolutionary replacement.

hypothesis

chapter

Chapter 20: The Spread Of Living Processes
introduces
This chapter argues that living processes must spread via small, independent morphogenetic sequences (snippable genes), using piecemeal evolution, a gene pool, and a network of interlinked sequences.

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

Where are the sequences and gene-snippets to be located? Where is the gene pool located?question0.727
Raises the practical problem of a shared repository for the evolving sequences.
Genome-Phenotype Problemquestion0.715
Central knowledge gap: what is the relationship between genome and form, and how does genetic material encode anatomical specification?
gene pool of sequencesconcept0.712
A shared repository (the Internet) where morphogenetic sequences are stored, exchanged, mutated, and improved by the public.
What was difficult or impossible as a larger act of social transformation becomes possible when one uses a genetic approach of small snippets.claim0.704
Summarizes the practical advantage of breaking complex new processes into small, individually adoptable sequences.
Most biological systems consist of multiple nested selves, not oneclaim0.683
Levin critiques Integrated Information Theory's implication of singular unified self, arguing Scale-Free Cognition requires recognition of nested agents at each organizational level.
Genetic Stabilityconcept0.681
ubiquitous hacking in biologyconcept0.679
Biological parts exploit each other, lacking commitment to original interpretations.
Selection (Darwinian)concept0.678
The stage in the genetic algorithm where top 10% embryos by phenotypic fitness are selected.