# If Biology Can Run a Mind, Engineering May Too by Randal A. Koene
> "The biological brain is able to run functions of the mind fairly efficiently, so we should be able to engineer the same."
> **— Randal A. Koene**, *2014, whole-brain-emulation interview*
## Sources and Context
- **Full quotation and context:** [Randal Koene on whole brain emulation](https://intelligence.org/2014/03/20/randal-a-koene-on-whole-brain-emulation/) — The interview supplies Koene's substrate and engineering argument in full context.
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