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Understanding Multicellularity: The Functional Organization of the Intercellular Space
(Frontiers Media, 2019-09-18)
The aim of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework to understand how multicellular systems realize functionally integrated physiological entities by organizing their intercellular space. From a perspective centered ...
Glycemia Regulation: From Feedback Loops to Organizational Closure
(Frontiers Media, 2020-02-18)
Endocrinologists apply the idea of feedback loops to explain how hormones regulate certain bodily functions such as glucose metabolism. In particular, feedback loops focus on the maintenance of the plasma concentrations ...
Interactive Models in Synthetic Biology: Exploring Biological and Cognitive Inter-Identities
(Frontiers Media, 2020-04-15)
The aim of this article is to investigate the relevance and implications of synthetic models for the study of the interactive dimension of minimal life and cognition, by taking into consideration how the use of artificial ...