A Gauge model for analysis of biological systems
- Published
- Accepted
- Subject Areas
- Bioengineering, Computational Biology, Mathematical Biology
- Keywords
- Biological systems, Systemic failure, Biological properties, Stimulus, Functional response, Deviation response, systemic states, property states
- Copyright
- © 2016 Jeff-Eke
- Licence
- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ Preprints) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Cite this article
- 2016. A Gauge model for analysis of biological systems. PeerJ Preprints 4:e1148v4 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1148v4
Abstract
For this initial work, we shall focus on introducing a biological model for utilization [mainly] as a descriptive framework on which future analyses will be based. The model includes a definition of a biological system as a composite of properties that occupy defined states. We also introduce a concept of failure, in addition to a hypothetical mechanism by which failure occurs. We then define a functional response as a means of preventing the system from reaching failure state. We also define such functional responses as properties of the system. We discuss determinants of the rate of- and measures of systemic failure. We conclude with two assumptions on the principal significance of biological phenomenon.
Author Comment
The current version is outlined in numerical order for ease of comprehension and editing. Also, sections on property and systemic states have been edited, with out major alterations to the overall theme.