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Robustness and Emergent Dynamics in Noisy Biological Systems

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The concepts of robustness and stability play a central role in many natural phenomena ranging from Astrophysics up to Life. In this contribution we discuss these concepts by specifically focusing on a biological paradigmatic mathematical model for the nonlinear electrophysiology of clusters of animal beta-cells.

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The authors acknowledge ICRANet and INdAM-GNFM for support.

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  1. Unit of Nonlinear Physics and Mathematical Modeling, Departmental Faculty of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Christian Cherubini, Simonetta Filippi & Alessandro Loppini

  2. International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics – I.C.R.A, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Christian Cherubini & Simonetta Filippi

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  1. FAST Institute of Philosophy of Scientific Practice and Faculty of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  2. Institute for the History of Philosophy and Science in Modern Age (ISPF), Italian National Research Council, Naples, Italy

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  3. CISEPS - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Economics, Psychology and Social Sciences, University of Milano Bicocca CISEPS, Brescia, Italy

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Cherubini, C., Filippi, S., Loppini, A. (2018). Robustness and Emergent Dynamics in Noisy Biological Systems. In: Bertolaso, M., Caianiello, S., Serrelli, E. (eds) Biological Robustness. History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01198-7_7

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