To naturally compute (something like) biology

Stanley N Salthe

doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.03.005

To naturally compute (something like) biology

Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2013 Sep;113(1):57-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.03.005. Epub 2013 Apr 3.

Author

Stanley N Salthe¹

Affiliation

¹ Biology, City University of New York, New York; Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, New York. Electronic address: ssalthe@binghamton.edu.

PMID: 23562916
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.03.005

Abstract

This paper attempts to suggest a more 'natural' mode of computation; one that can fail if carried out too long, and that might be deployed differently in different contexts. The developmental process of dissipative structures is brought to bear on this question, as well as hierarchical structures.

Keywords: Compositional hierarchy; Developmental stages; Dissipative structures; Subsumptive hierarchy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Biophysics / methods*
Computer Simulation*
Mathematics*
Models, Biological*
Molecular Biology / methods*
Systems Biology / methods*
Systems Integration