Life as Complex Systems --- Viewpoint from Intra-Inter Dynamics [PDF]
arXiv, 1998 Basic problems in complex systems are surveyed in connection with Life. As a key issue for complex systems, complementarity between syntax/rule/parts and semantics/behavior/whole is stressed. To address the issue, a constructive approach for a biological system is proposed.
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Exposure to endosulfan can cause long term effects on general biology, including the reproductive system of mice. [PDF]
Front Genet, 2022 Sharma A +5 more
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The challenges of purely mechanistic models in biology and the minimum need for a 'mechanism-plus-X' framework [PDF]
, 2018 Ever since the advent of molecular biology in the 1970s, mechanical models have become the dogma in the field, where a "true" understanding of any subject is equated to a mechanistic description. This has been to the detriment of the biomedical sciences,
Ehsani, Sepehr
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Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla +9 more
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On applications of Ulam-Hyers stability in biology and economics [PDF]
arXiv, 2010 We argue that Ulam-Hyers stability concept is quite significant in realistic problems in numerical analysis, biology and economics. A generalization to nonlinear systems is proposed and applied to the logistic equation (both differential and difference), SIS epidemic model, Cournot model in economics and a reaction diffusion equation.
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Underdetermination and Models in Biology [PDF]
, 2017 Since the early 20th century underdetermination has been one of the most contentious problems in the philosophy of science. In this article I relate the underdetermination problem to models in biology and defend two main lines of argument: First, the use
Jedlička, Petr
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae amino acid transporter Lyp1 has a broad substrate spectrum
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeast Amino acid Transporter family members mediate the import of amino acids, ranging from substrate specialists to generalists. Here, we show that the specialist transporter, Lyp1, has a broader substrate spectrum than previously described, with affinity constants spanning from micromolar to millimolar.
Foteini Karapanagioti +3 more
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Guidelines for benchmarking of optimization approaches for fitting mathematical models [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Insufficient performance of optimization approaches for fitting of mathematical models is still a major bottleneck in systems biology. In this manuscript, the reasons and methodological challenges are summarized as well as their impact in benchmark studies. Important aspects for increasing evidence of outcomes of benchmark analyses are discussed. Based
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Implementation of a Flipped Active-Learning Approach in a Community College General Biology Course Improves Student Performance in Subsequent Biology Courses and Increases Graduation Rate. [PDF]
CBE Life Sci Educ, 2021 Riedl A, Yeung F, Burke T.
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Social context prevents heat hormetic effects against mutagens during fish development
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This study shows that sublethal heat stress protects fish embryos against ultraviolet radiation, a concept known as ‘hormesis’. However, chemical stress transmission between fish embryos negates this protective effect. By providing evidence for the mechanistic molecular basis of heat stress hormesis and interindividual stress communication, this study ...
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