Wetware

Author: Dennis Bray
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0300167849

Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell

How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences of movements without the benefit of a nervous system? This book offers a startling and original answer. Download Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. n clear, jargon-free language, Dennis Bray taps the findings of the new discipline of systems biology to show that the internal chemistry of living cells is a form of computation. Cells are built out of molecular circuits that perform logical operations, as electronic devices do, but with unique properties. Bray argues that the computational juice of cells provides the basis of all the distinctive properties of living systems: it allows organisms to embody in th Search and find a lot of computer books in many category availabe for free download.

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