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A comment on Spiegelman's Monster. Parent comment

Re:Spiegelman's Monster by adrianN on Monday June 06, 2016 @07:17AM (#11845873)
Crystals actually do mutate, the crystallization process is not perfect and introduces defects.
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Re:Spiegelman's Monster by dekhn on Monday June 06, 2016 @11:08AM (#11847295)
that's not what mutation means.
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Re:Spiegelman's Monster by drdeca on Monday June 06, 2016 @12:11PM (#11847826)
I thought mutate just meant change?
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Re:Spiegelman's Monster by dekhn on Monday June 06, 2016 @12:46PM (#11848126)
in biology, mutate has a very specific meaning, and it does not include the formation of imperfect crystals. That area has its own set of terminology.
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