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- Title: Biological Complexity (Report)
- Author : Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 211 KB
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Complexity is often defined in the language of mathematics, computers, or information theory. We examine biological complexity as it occurs in the cytoplasm's relation to nuclear function, and in the case of epigenetics. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the pendulum swings between appreciation of biological holism and complexity, and reductionism. During the second half of the twentieth century, complexity gains a new appreciation and emerges as a field of study in its own right. We propose a description of biological complexity that includes the functional dynamics of the various structural components of biological organisms and their levels of functioning, with the higher levels imposing boundaries on the lower levels. We suggest that this complexity reveals the wisdom of the Creator. What is complexity? That is a complex question! That is, the answers are complex, and they depend on whom you ask. In this article, we will discuss biological complexity, using the relation between nucleus and cytoplasm, and epigenetics as examples. We will provide a brief history of biological complexity and describe the difficulties in defining complexity, in general, and biological complexity, in particular. Then we will propose a characterization of what constitutes biological complexity. In keeping with common parlance, we use "complex" and "complicated" (and their accompanying nouns) more or less interchangeably. As we go along, it will become clear that "complexity" is also a topic that has given rise to distinct views about the nature of biology and the entities it studies.
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