Borges Dilemma, Fundamental Laws, and Systems Biology

2007/09/01 by Ping Ao, P Ao, Ao, P
Arts and Humanities · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #Gene Regulatory Network Analysis #Origins and Evolution of Life #Philosophy and History of Science #q-bio.OT #q-bio.QM

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0709.0025

4 pages

arxiv created 2007/09/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

I reason here that the known folk law in biology that there is no general law in biology because of exceptions is false. The (quantitative) systems biology offers the potential to solve the Borges Dilemma, by transcending it. There have already a plenty of indications on this trend.

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