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Information And Cause

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Information Processing in Biological Systems

Part of the book series: Studies in the Natural Sciences ((SNS,volume 21))

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The study of biological systems revolves around but a single basic task: to characterize how systems which are living are distinguished from all other systems, and to use this characterization to determine how it is that organisms can do all the unique things they do. In Schrodinger’s words, then, the basic question of biology is simply: what is life?

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  1. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4H7, Canada

    Robert Rosen

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  1. Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

    Stephan L. Mints

  2. Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

    Arnold Perlmutter

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Rosen, R. (1985). Information And Cause. In: Mints, S.L., Perlmutter, A. (eds) Information Processing in Biological Systems. Studies in the Natural Sciences, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2515-4_2

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