An Estimate of the Total DNA in the Biosphere.

Abstract:

:Modern whole-organism genome analysis, in combination with biomass estimates, allows us to estimate a lower bound on the total information content in the biosphere: 5.3 × 1031 (±3.6 × 1031) megabases (Mb) of DNA. Given conservative estimates regarding DNA transcription rates, this information content suggests biosphere processing speeds exceeding yottaNOPS values (1024 Nucleotide Operations Per Second). Although prokaryotes evolved at least 3 billion years before plants and animals, we find that the information content of prokaryotes is similar to plants and animals at the present day. This information-based approach offers a new way to quantify anthropogenic and natural processes in the biosphere and its information diversity over time.

journal_name

PLoS Biol

journal_title

PLoS biology

authors

Landenmark HK,Forgan DH,Cockell CS

doi

10.1371/journal.pbio.1002168

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-06-11 00:00:00

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e1002168

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6

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1544-9173

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1545-7885

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PBIOLOGY-D-15-00085

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13

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