The complexity paradox : the more answers we find, the more questions we have / Kenneth Mossman.
The complexity paradox : the more answers we find, the more questions we have / Kenneth Mossman.
The complexity paradox : the more answers we find, the more questions we have / Kenneth Mossman.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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G 2015/90
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English
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xix, 264 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Chapter 1. The Complexity Paradox -- Chapter 2. Laws to Live By -- Chapter 3. Forces of Nature -- Chapter 4. Biological Complexity -- Chapter 5. A Free and Independent Life -- Chapter 6. Altered States -- Chapter 7. The Trinity -- Chapter 8. The Mother of All Diseases -- Chapter 9. Brain Drain -- Ch...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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England
Date Published
[2014]
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"Living systems exhibit a fundamental contradiction: they are highly stable and reliable, yet they have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. This paradoxical behavior arises from the complexity of life--a high degree of order and cooperation that emerges from relatively simple interactions among cellular components. The Compl...
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The complexity paradox : the more answers we find, the more questions we have / Kenneth Mossman.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.
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G 2015/90
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74VKJ0Eq4zNZ
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0199330344 (hardback)
9780199330348 (hardback)
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612
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991022310499702626
