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Order without design.

Alexei Kurakin¹

¹Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. akurakin@bidmc.harvard.edu

Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling

|April 20, 2010

Summary

Biological order arises not from design but from self-organization in open, nonequilibrium systems. This process, driven by competition and memory, explains life's reproducibility across all scales.

Area of Science:

Molecular and Cell Biology
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
Systems Biology

Background:

Experimental biology contradicts the 'design' perspective of cells.
A paradox exists regarding the source of order and reproducibility in living systems.
Classical mechanics and equilibrium thermodynamics are inadequate for modeling life.

Purpose of the Study:

To resolve the paradox of biological order and reproducibility.
To challenge the misconception of biological design.
To propose a new framework for understanding living systems.

Main Methods:

Reinterpreting living systems as open, non-equilibrium organizations.
Applying principles of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to biological phenomena.

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Analyzing self-organization across multiple spatiotemporal scales.

Main Results:

Order and reproducibility in life are natural outcomes of self-organization, not design.
Self-organization is driven by economic competition and memory.
This process operates across all biological scales, from molecules to societies.

Conclusions:

The concept of biological design is a misconception.
Living systems are best understood as open, non-equilibrium organizations.
Self-organization, driven by competition and memory, is the fundamental source of life's order and persistence.