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Robustness And Evolvability In Living Systems (Princeton Studies In Complexity, 15)
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All Living Things Are Remarkably Complex, Yet Their Dna Is Unstable, Undergoing Countless Random Mutations Over Generations. Despite This Instability, Most Animals Do Not Grow Two Heads Or Die, Plants Continue To Thrive, And Bacteria Continue To Divide. Robustness And Evolvability In Living Systems Tackles This Perplexing Paradox. The Book Explores Why Genetic Changes Do Not Cause Organisms To Fail Catastrophically And How Evolution Shapes Organisms' Robustness. Andreas Wagner Looks At This Problem From The Ground Up, Starting With The Alphabet Of Dna, The Genetic Code, Rna, And Protein Molecules, Moving On To Genetic Networks And Embryonic Development, And Working His Way Up To Whole Organisms. He Then Develops An Evolutionary Explanation For Robustness.Wagner Shows How Evolution By Natural Selection Preferentially Finds And Favors Robust Solutions To The Problems Organisms Face In Surviving And Reproducing. Such Robustness, He Argues, Also Enhances The Potential For Future Evolutionary Innovation. Wagner Also Argues That Robustness Has Less To Do With Organisms Having Plenty Of Spare Parts (The Redundancy Theory That Has Been Popular) And More To Do With The Reality That Mutations Can Change Organisms In Ways That Do Not Substantively Affect Their Fitness.Unparalleled In Its Field, This Book Offers The Most Detailed Analysis Available Of All Facets Of Robustness Within Organisms. It Will Appeal Not Only To Biologists But Also To Engineers Interested In The Design Of Robust Systems And To Social Scientists Concerned With Robustness In Human Communities And Populations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems'? A: The book explores the paradox of how genetic mutations in living organisms do not typically lead to catastrophic failures, examining the concepts of robustness and evolvability in the context of evolution.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems' is Andreas Wagner.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 368 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on July 25, 2005.
- Q: What is the condition of the used book available? A: The used book is in good condition.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: In which category is this book classified? A: The book is classified under Developmental Biology.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include genetic stability, the role of mutations, evolutionary innovation, and the relationship between robustness and survival in living organisms.
- Q: Is this book suitable for professionals outside of biology? A: Yes, it appeals to engineers interested in robust system design and social scientists studying robustness in communities.
- Q: Does the book include practical applications of its concepts? A: While the book primarily focuses on theoretical analysis, it discusses implications for understanding robustness in various systems, making it relevant for practical applications.