Bring in the noise.

• Autores: Melinda Wenner
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 299, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 20-22
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article focuses on the effect that stochasticity has on cells. It states that cells are sensitive to stochasticity, or random effects, due to the fact they only contain a few active copies of nucleic acids or individual proteins. It mentions that cells can take advantage of stochasticity to help them survive changing environments or decide on what to specialize in during development. It presents examples with Bacillus subtilis bacteria colonies and the development of fruit fly eyes.