Viruses in all Dimensions: How an Information Code Controls Viruses, Software and Microorganisms

Contents
List of Figures
1: Introduction
2: Viruses, Microorganisms and Molecular Genetics
	2.1	 Origin and Development of Microorganisms
	2.2	 Basic Concepts of Molecular Genetics
		2.2.1	 Transcription and Translation
		2.2.2	 Replication
		2.2.3	 The Genetic Code: DNA and RNA
	2.3	 What Is Life? Definitions and Emergence
		2.3.1	 Definitions of Life
		2.3.2	 The Emergence of Life
	2.4	 Are Viruses Living Things? Viruses and the Early Genetics of the RNA World
		2.4.1	 The Genetics of Viruses
		2.4.2	 The Relation of Viruses to the Kingdom of Living Beings and Their Classification
		2.4.3	 Prions
3: Algorithms, Software and Artificial Intelligence
	3.1	 Software and Hardware
	3.2	 Algorithms and Computer Programs
	3.3	 Evolutionary Algorithms
	3.4	 Artificial Intelligence
4: Computer Viruses, Computer Worms, and the Self-Replication of Programs
	4.1	 “Brain” and the Computer Viruses
	4.2	 Computer Worms and Trojan Horses
	4.3	 On the Analogy Between Biologically Active Viruses and Computer Viruses
5: Information, Genetics, and the Evolution of Life
	5.1	 What Is Information? Data – Information – Knowledge
	5.2	 The Coding of Information in Biology and Technology
	5.3	 The Genetic Code and Information Theory
		5.3.1	 Epigenetics
		5.3.2	 Prions
	5.4	 Information Coding in Technology
	5.5	 The Meaning of Information with Viruses and Algorithms
6: The Great Continuum: The Convergence of Life and Technology
	6.1	 The Independence of the Systems
	6.2	 The Self-Replication of Artificial Intelligence
	6.3	 The Robots Are Coming: Technical Solutions for Autonomous Systems
7: The Coevolution of Life and Technology: Summary and Outlook
References
Index