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Stochastic physics, complex systems and biology The 1st Gordon Research Conference on “Stochastic Physics in Biology”, chaired by K. A. Dill, was held on January 23–28, 2011, in Ventura, CA. |
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In complex systems, the interplay between nonlinear and stochastic dynamics, e.g., J. Monod's necessity and chance, gives rise to an evolutionary process in Darwinian sense, in terms of discrete jumps among attractors, with punctuated equilibrium, spontaneous random "mutations" and "adaptations". On an evlutionary time scale it produces sustainable diversity among individuals in a homogeneous population rather than convergence as usually predicted by a deterministic dynamics. The emergent discrete states in such a system, i.e., attractors, have natural robustness against both internal and external perturbations. Phenotypic states of a biological cell, a mesoscopic nonlinear stochastic open biochemical system, could be understood through such a perspective. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2013 | 10.1007/s40484-013-0002-6 | Quant. Biol. |
DocType | Volume | Issue |
Journal | 1 | 1 |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
Quantitative Biology, vol. 1, pp. 50-53 (2013) | 0 | 0.34 |
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1 | 1 | |