Functional biology in its natural context: A search for emergent simplicity.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34096867.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.67646 and PMC identifier 8184206.
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Abstract
The immeasurable complexity at every level of biological organization creates a daunting task for understanding biological function. Here, we highlight the risks of stripping it away at the outset and discuss a possible path toward arriving at emergent simplicity of understanding while still embracing the ever-changing complexity of biotic interactions that we see in nature.
Medical subject headings
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Biota
- Biota/physiology
- High-Throughput Screening Assays
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Systems Biology