| Description |
244 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Basic concepts of systems biology / Andrzej K. Konopka -- Understanding through modeling : a historical perspective and review of biochemical systems theory as a powerful tool for systems biology / Eberhard O. Voit and John H. Schwacke -- Thermostatics : a poster child of systems thinking / Peter Salamon, Anna Salamon, and Andrzej K. Konopka -- Friesian epistemology / Kelley L. Ross -- Reconsidering the notion of the organic / Robert E. Ulanowicz -- The metaphor of "chaos" / Wlodzimierz Klonowksi -- Biological complexity : an engineering perspective / Stephen W. Kercel -- The von Neumann's self-replicator and a critique of its misconceptions / Stephen W. Kercel -- The mathematical structure of thermodynamics / Peter Salamon ... [et al.] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biological systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Konopka, Andrzej K.
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| LC no. |
2006048995 |
| ISBN |
9780824725204 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0824725204 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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