A calculus of purpose

[...]because biological phenomena are generated by large, complex networks of elements, there is little reason to expect to discern fundamental laws in them. [...]the study of such networks focuses not on the exact values of outputs, but rather on qualitative behavior, e.g., whether the network acts...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS biology 2004-06, Vol.2 (6), p.e164-e164
1. Verfasser:	Lander, Arthur D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior Bioinformatics Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Biology Calculus Cell division Computational Biology - methods Drosophila Gene expression Hypotheses Mathematical models Models, Biological Molecular Biology - trends Network topologies Selection, Genetic Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]because biological phenomena are generated by large, complex networks of elements, there is little reason to expect to discern fundamental laws in them. [...]the study of such networks focuses not on the exact values of outputs, but rather on qualitative behavior, e.g., whether the network acts as a "switch," "filter," "oscillator," "dynamic range adjuster," "producer of stripes," etc.
ISSN:	1545-7885 1544-9173 1545-7885
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pbio.0020164