Having theoretical gaps is not the same thing at all as being pre-theoretical, but I agree with you that there are definitely big gaps in our knowledge. I’m not confident that Jason knows what the “commonly assumed” role of transposons is among cancer biologists, I think he either needs to be more precise in his language here or quote a more reliable source for the views of this expert community or preferably both.
Having theoretical gaps is not the same thing at all as being pre-theoretical, but I agree with you that there are definitely big gaps in our knowledge. I’m not confident that Jason knows what the “commonly assumed” role of transposons is among cancer biologists, I think he either needs to be more precise in his language here or quote a more reliable source for the views of this expert community or preferably both.
Thanks @ChristianKI, but I think you’re confusing me with someone else? I don’t know what transposons are and I haven’t written about them.
Maybe johnswentworth, from this one?
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ui6mDLdqXkaXiDMJ5/core-pathways-of-aging#Transposons
Oh, it seems like I confused the two here.