The Power of Weak, Transient Interactions Across Biology: A Paradigm of Emergent Behavior

Authors

Paula A. Vasquez, University of South Carolina
Ben Walker, University of California, Irvine
Kerry Bloom, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel Kolbin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neall Caughman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ronit Freeman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin Lysy, University of Waterloo
Caitlin Hult, Gettysburg CollegeFollow
Katherine A. Newhall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Micah Papanikolas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christopher Edelmaier, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M. Gregory Forest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-15-2023

Department 1

Mathematics

Abstract

A growing list of diverse biological systems and their equally diverse functionalities provides realizations of a paradigm of emergent behavior. In each of these biological systems, pervasive ensembles of weak, short-lived, spatially local interactions act autonomously to convey functionalities at larger spatial and temporal scales. In this article, a range of diverse systems and functionalities are presented in a cursory manner with literature citations for further details. Then two systems and their properties are discussed in more detail: yeast chromosome biology and human respiratory mucus.

DOI

10.1016/j.physd.2023.133866

Recommended Citation

Vasquez, Paula A., Ben Walker, Kerry Bloom, Daniel Kolbin, Neall Caughman, Ronit Freeman, Martin Lysy, et al. “The Power of Weak, Transient Interactions across Biology: A Paradigm of Emergent Behavior.” Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 454 (November 15, 2023): 133866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2023.133866.

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