Complementarity in biology A reassessment in relation to molecular-reductionist and systemic approaches

被引:13
作者
Mazzocchi, Fulvio [1 ]
机构
[1] CNR, Inst Complex Syst, I-00016 Monterotondo, Italy
关键词
BOHR; NIELS;
D O I
10.1038/embor.2010.56
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Fulvio Mazzocchi asserts that neither systems nor reductionist approaches to the analysis of life are sufficient to understand the complexity of living things. Instead, biology should adopt a mindset in which different explanations for biological phenomena complement each other in a manner similar to the theoretical framework of quantum physics.
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页码:339 / 344
页数:6
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