生物、几何和信息。

IF 1.3 4区生物学 Q3 BIOLOGY

Theory in Biosciences Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-11 DOI:10.1007/s12064-021-00351-9

Jürgen Jost

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摘要

本文提出的主要论点是，生物生命的主要特征是一个生物过程能够控制和调节其他过程，并且随着时间的推移保持这种能力。这种控制可以分级和/或相互进行，并且发生在三维空间中。这意味着，生物过程必须利用的信息只与控制有关，而与这些过程的内容无关。这些其他过程可能比控制过程本身复杂得多，事实上也必然如此。特别是，每个生物过程都会利用其所处环境的复杂性。

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Biology, geometry and information.

The main thesis developed in this article is that the key feature of biological life is the a biological process can control and regulate other processes, and it maintains that ability over time. This control can happen hierarchically and/or reciprocally, and it takes place in three-dimensional space. This implies that the information that a biological process has to utilize is only about the control, but not about the content of those processes. Those other processes can be vastly more complex that the controlling process itself, and in fact necessarily so. In particular, each biological process draws upon the complexity of its environment.

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Theory in Biosciences 生物-生物学

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Theory in Biosciences focuses on new concepts in theoretical biology. It also includes analytical and modelling approaches as well as philosophical and historical issues. Central topics are: Artificial Life; Bioinformatics with a focus on novel methods, phenomena, and interpretations; Bioinspired Modeling; Complexity, Robustness, and Resilience; Embodied Cognition; Evolutionary Biology; Evo-Devo; Game Theoretic Modeling; Genetics; History of Biology; Language Evolution; Mathematical Biology; Origin of Life; Philosophy of Biology; Population Biology; Systems Biology; Theoretical Ecology; Theoretical Molecular Biology; Theoretical Neuroscience & Cognition.