Titre :
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Theoretical biology : epigenetic and evolutionary order from complex systems
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Auteurs :
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B. Goodwin ;
P. Saunders
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Type de document :
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ouvrage
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Editeur :
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Edinburgh, GBR : Edinburgh University Press, 1989
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Format :
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228
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Catégories :
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DOCUMENTATION-COMMUNICATION
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Mots-clés:
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INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE
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BIOLOGIE
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GENETIQUE
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PHYSIQUE
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MATHEMATIQUES
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RESEAU DE NEURONES
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Résumé :
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In Mexico in 1987, an international conference was held to develop the work initiated by C.H. Waddington in his 4 volumes of "Towards a Theoretical Biology" (Edinburgh University Press). This is a collection of some of the papers from that meeting. Together, they provide a broad-based yet coherent enquiry into biological processes, which is based on the search for organising principles and rules in different areas of the subject. Major topics are : self organisation in complex systems ; order and adaptability in genetic networks ; and development and evolution. The link with physics and mathematics is highlighted in many of the papers.
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