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| Title |
An engineering viewpoint on biological robustness
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-016-0241-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mustafa Khammash |
| Abstract |
In his splendid article "Can a biologist fix a radio? - or, what I learned while studying apoptosis," Y. Lazebnik argues that when one uses the right tools, similarity between a biological system, like a signal transduction pathway, and an engineered system, like a radio, may not seem so superficial. Here I advance this idea by focusing on the notion of robustness as a unifying lens through which to view complexity in biological and engineered systems. I show that electronic amplifiers and gene expression circuits share remarkable similarities in their dynamics and robustness properties. I explore robustness features and limitations in biology and engineering and highlight the role of negative feedback in shaping both. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 5 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 4 | 40% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 141 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 24% |
| Researcher | 27 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
| Professor | 9 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 19% |
| Unknown | 24 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 35 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 31 | 21% |
| Engineering | 19 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 17% |
| Unknown | 24 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
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