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Window on a Microworld: Simple Microfluidic Systems for Studying Microbial Transport in Porous Media
Published on: May 3, 2010
Noise and microflora behavior
Máximo Lorenzo1, Pablo Sánchez, Enrique Rewald
1Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Hipolito Yrigoyen 2184, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Abstract:
Noise is ubiquitous, and in any discussion about regulation of immune diversity, oral tolerance, commensal microflora, and "health" homeostasis, stochastic resonance should not be omitted. It also may have a role in immune receptor regulation, transplant tolerance, and host reaction against intruders. It would be in line with nature's tendency to adapt to available network patterns.
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