Dynamics of resource allocation in biological systems
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- Accepted
- Subject Areas
- Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Mathematical Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Metabolic Sciences
- Keywords
- Regulator system, Conformer system, Stimulus, Response, Resource partition
- 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. Dynamics of resource allocation in biological systems. PeerJ Preprints 4:e2503v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2503v1
Abstract
Here we present a single working model that attempts at reconciliation of biological systems. To do this we recognize and emphasize a universal theme of all biological systems: a need for resources. That is, we consider the dynamics of resource allocation as a requirement for actuation of responses to stimuli. In addition, all contemplations are founded on four postulates that are motivated by the homeostatic principle as conceived of by Claude Bernard and Walter Cannon: biological systems exhaust attempts to prevent from reaching the absolute maximum failure potential; biological systems tend in the direction toward the absolute minimum failure potential; biological systems attempt to assume the failure potential of an ideal regulator system; and all biological systems attempt to be in agreement with all four postulates. Finally, we attempt to determine biological manifestations of the stated model.
Author Comment
This is a preprint submission to PeerJ Preprints.