Optimality in biology and medicine
The superimposition of a cost function on a universe of discourse serves to systematically select representatives from equivalence classes, with the nature of optimality problems being highly sensitive to the chosen universe and cost function
Organisms as causal systems which are not mechanisms
This essay argues that understanding organisms and complex systems necessitates a fundamental shift in scientific methods and epistemology, moving beyond the simplistic frameworks of traditional physics to accommodate the unique properties of complexity
Patching and capping of cell membrane receptors as examples of morphogenetic movement
Morphogenesis refers to the processes that generate patterns and forms in biological systems through the spatial interactions of subunits, exemplified by mechanisms like morphogenetic movement, which rearranges these subunits without altering their character or numbers
Pharmaceutical agents act 'synergically'
Phenotype cannot cause genotype
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