Cells as semantic systems

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1810, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 914-923

  Görlich, Dennis ^a,b   Artmann, Stefan ^b,c   Dittrich, Peter ^a,b  

^a Jena Centre for Bioinformatics   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c Frege Centre for Structural Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algebraic code identification; Molecular code; Molecular information processing; Semantics of molecular information

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; HISTONE;

CELL FUNCTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COORDINATION; CYTOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC CODE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR TYPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEMANTICS;

EID: 80052053075     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: 18728006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.04.004     Document Type: Review

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