Self-reference, biologic and the structure of reproduction

Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2015 Dec;119(3):382-409. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.06.015. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Author

Louis H Kauffman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (m/c 249), 851 South Morgan Street, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7045, USA. Electronic address: kauffman@uic.edu.

PMID: 26143600
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.06.015

Abstract

In this paper we explore the boundary shared by biology and formal systems.

Keywords: Algebra; Biology; Cellular automaton; Container; DNA; Extainer; Logic; Quantum; Replication; Topology.

Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biology / methods*
DNA Replication
Humans
Logic
Mathematics / methods*
Quantum Theory
Reproduction*