The Calculus of Life Towards a Theory of Life /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Moya, Andrés (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Biology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Science.; Life sciences.; Systems biology.; Cell biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Life Sciences, general.; Cell Biology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Systems Biology.; Science, general.

This book explores the exciting world of theoretical biology and is divided into three sections. The first section examines the roles played by renowned scientists such as Jacob, Monod, Rosen, Turing, von Bertalanffy, Waddington and Woodger in developing the field of theoretical biology. The second...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Theoretical Biology and evolutionary theory
•  Chance and necessity
•  Tinkering and evolution
• Concepts for a Theoretical Biology
• General systems theory and Systems Biology
• Logic, Computation and Biology
• Life
• Algorithmic Chemistry
• The Spaces of Evolution
• Computing the cell
• Gödel and the Blind Watchmaker
• In conclusion: Goethe's dream
• Subject Index.