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Manuscript evolution.

C J Howe1, A C Barbrook, M Spencer

  • 1Dept of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1QW. cjhowe@bioc.cam.ac.uk

Trends in Genetics : TIG
|February 28, 2001
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Scientists can use DNA sequence analysis tools to study the evolution of texts. This approach reveals relationships between different manuscript versions, similar to how DNA evolves.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Textual Analysis

Background:

  • Biological sequence analysis is commonly compared to textual information.
  • The transfer and corruption of genetic information share parallels with text evolution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the converse analogy: using biological sequence analysis tools for textual evolution.
  • To uncover relationships between different manuscript versions of a text.

Main Methods:

  • Application of programs designed for biological sequence evolution analysis.
  • Comparative analysis of textual data using bioinformatics algorithms.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated feasibility of applying DNA evolution models to texts.

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  • Identified similarities in evolutionary patterns between DNA and textual manuscripts.

    • Conclusions:

    • Biological sequence analysis tools offer a novel method for studying textual evolution.
    • The analogy between DNA and text evolution can be practically exploited for manuscript analysis.