DNA Is Not a Program for Building an Organism | Paul Griffiths

*Is an organism really programmed into its DNA like software into a computer?* Paul Griffiths argues that the genetic code has genuine scientific meaning, but it cannot contain instructions for building an entire organism. Development instead depends on a layered system of interactions extending beyond DNA to molecules, cells, and their environments. 0:00 Information Is Biology's Latest Metaphor 1:22 Evolution Does Not Write an Organism Into DNA 2:25 DNA Depends on Its Cellular Environment 3:07 The Genetic Code Cannot Tell You to Grow a Leg 4:52 Genetic Code and Genetic Programs Are Different 6:19 Development Requires Layers of Control 7:41 Information Theory Can Model Biological Causation *Paul Griffiths* is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney and works primarily in the Philosophy of Science and more particularly Philosophy of Biology. *More from Paul Griffiths on Closer To Truth:* * Philosophy of Biology - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pI44Mgu6SGECQL2bKcE4dmc * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/paul-griffiths/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://twitter.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #Meaning #PaulGriffiths #BiologicalIn