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... living organism which imports complex mole- cules high in free energy . Thus , living systems , maintaining themselves in a steady state , can avoid the increase of entropy , and may even develop towards states of increased order and ...
... living organism which imports complex mole- cules high in free energy . Thus , living systems , maintaining themselves in a steady state , can avoid the increase of entropy , and may even develop towards states of increased order and ...
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... Living Machine and Its Limitations The present discussion may be started with one of those trivial questions which are often only too difficult to answer scientifi- cally . What is the difference between a normal , a sick and a dead ...
... Living Machine and Its Limitations The present discussion may be started with one of those trivial questions which are often only too difficult to answer scientifi- cally . What is the difference between a normal , a sick and a dead ...
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... living organism ; for biophysics the application of physics to the - living organism – an expansion of theory is necessary . The living cell and organism is not a static pattern or machine- like structure consisting of more or less ...
... living organism ; for biophysics the application of physics to the - living organism – an expansion of theory is necessary . The living cell and organism is not a static pattern or machine- like structure consisting of more or less ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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