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The complexity paradox : the more answers we find, the more questions we have /
"Living systems exhibit a fundamental contradiction: they are highly stable and reliable, yet they have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. This paradoxical behavior arises from the complexity of life--a high degree of order and cooperation that emerges from relatively s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Complexity Paradox; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1 The Complexity Paradox; WHAT IS LIFE?; Information Storage and Retrieval; Complex Structure and Organization; Energy Use and Metabolism; Responsiveness to Changes in the Environment; Capacity for Growth and Development; REDEFINING LIFE; A ROADMAP TO THE BOOK; 2 Laws to Live By; NATURE HAS NO CHOICES; THE MOTHER OF ALL LAWS; LAWS ARE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT AND DO NOT PREDICT EVERYTHING; LAWS OF PHYSICS AND REDUCTIONISM; DETERMINISTIC LAWS AND LIFE; 3 Forces of Nature; MASS TRANSIT.
- THE ELECTRIC SLIDEDRIVING FORCES; ALL PUMPED UP; MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU; 4 Biological Complexity; SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND STATES; COMPLEXITY MADE SIMPLE; Complex Biological Systems Have Many Components That Interact Nonlinearly and Are Interdependent; Complex Systems Behave Unpredictably; Complex Systems Show Fractal Geometry and Physiology; Complex Systems Exhibit Emergent Properties; COMPLEXITY IN ACTION; COMPLEXITY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE; 5 A Free and Independent Life; THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING STABLE; FEEDBACK CONTROL; ACID-BASE BUFFERS; RHYTHMS OF LIFE; MORE THAN ENOUGH; RANDOM WALKS.
- THE WISDOM OF NATURE6 Altered States; SCHRÖDINGER'S CAT; TOO MANY THINGS CAN GO WRONG; SEARCH AND DESTROY; IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER; MEDICINE WITHOUT BORDERS; BEYOND THERAPY; NOTHING IS SIMPLE; 7 The Trinity; THREE DISEASES; Obesity; Diabetes; CAUSES AND RISKS; WHERE'S WALDO?; PUT THE GUN DOWN; 8 The Mother of All Diseases; A BRIEF CANCER OVERVIEW; A COMPLEXITY PERSPECTIVE; Disease Progression Is Unpredictable; Complexity Is Evident at Multiple Scales; Complex Systems Require Energy; The Root Causes of Disease Are Masked by Complexity; Complexity Offers Multiple Ways to Attack Disease.
- OTHER PERSPECTIVESCancer Development Is a Multistage Process; Cancer Is an Evolutionary and Ecological Process; Cancer Is a Systems Biology Problem; A CONSOLIDATED VIEW; SEARCH AND DESTROY; COMPLEXITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH; Screening; Prevention; 9 Brain Drain; UNIQUE COMPLEXITY; The Brain as an Information Processor; Brain States and Mental States; Modularity and Plasticity; Mind and Body; ROAD TO OBLIVION; 10 Desperately Seeking Methuselah; SEEDS OF AGING; WORN-OUT BODIES; Immune System Failure; Slowed Metabolism; CHEATING DEATH; BUILDING BETTER HUMANS?; Better Housekeeping; Radical Solutions.
- Inflammatory ControlMaking Sense of Aging; AGING AS COMPLEXITY; 11 Emergence Medicine; EMERGENCE; DIMENSIONS OF COMPLEXITY; EVOLUTION VERSUS FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS; BEYOND COMPREHENSION?; A UNIFIED THEORY OF BIOLOGY; PREDICTIONS; FINAL THOUGHTS; Glossary; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.