BioComplexity: a pluralist research strategy is necessary for a mechanistic explanation of the "live" state

Authors: Bruggeman F.J.; Westerhoff H.V.; Boogerd F.C.

Source: Philosophical Psychology, Volume 15, Number 4, 1 December 2002 , pp. 411-440(30)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

The biological sciences study (bio)complex living systems. Research directed at the mechanistic explanation of the "live" state truly requires a pluralist research program, i.e. BioComplexity research. The program should apply multiple intra-level and inter-level theories and methodologies. We substantiate this thesis with analysis of BioComplexity: metabolic and modular control analysis of metabolic pathways, emergence of oscillations, and the analysis of the functioning of glycolysis.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0951508021000041996

Publication date: 2002-12-01

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