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¹Laboratoire CEPERC, UMR CNRS, 6059, Université de Provence, France. Paul-Antoine.MIQUEL@unice.fr

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|April 6, 2011

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This study explores building a systems biology framework using Bailly and Longo's proposal, viewing life as a complex, evolving physical system. It examines their reconstruction of bacterial evolution as a "left wall of least complexity."

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Area of Science:

Systems Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Theoretical Physics

Background:

Examines Bailly and Longo's (2008, 2009) proposal for a theoretical framework in systems biology.
Focuses on understanding life as a coherent critical structure and an extended physical approach to evolution.
Investigates life as a diffusion of biomass within a complexity space.

Observation:

Analyzes Gould's (1989) assumption of the bacterial world as a "left wall of least complexity."
Characterizes extended physical systems by their constructive properties.
Highlights the role of time and historical emergence of new properties in these systems.

Findings:

Proposes a mathematical reconstruction of evolutionary principles based on extended physical systems.
Demonstrates how historical emergence of properties can expand beyond initial system characteristics.
Establishes a conceptual link between physical laws and biological evolution.

Implications:

Offers a novel philosophical assumption for a new approach to the evolution of life.
Provides insights into the transition between fundamental physics and biological systems.
Suggests a framework for understanding complex biological systems through an extended physical lens.