Morphogenesis Deconstructed [electronic resource] : An Integrated View of the Generation of Forms /
Pismen, Len.author.
This book is about morphogenesis as the genesis of forms. It is not restricted to plants growing from seed or animals developing from an embryo (although these do supply the most abundant examples) but also addresses kindred processes, from inorganic to social to biomorphic technology. It is about our morphogenetic universe: unplanned, unfair and frustratingly complicated but benevolent in allowing us to emerge, survive, and inquire into its laws.
Includes bibliographical references.
Morphogenetic Universe -- Aggregation -- Broken Symmetry -- Life Evolves -- Cells in Motion -- Cells United -- Communication -- Biomorphic Technologies.
This book is about morphogenesis as the genesis of forms. It is not restricted to plants growing from seed or animals developing from an embryo (although these do supply the most abundant examples) but also addresses kindred processes, from inorganic to social to biomorphic technology. It is about our morphogenetic universe: unplanned, unfair and frustratingly complicated but benevolent in allowing us to emerge, survive, and inquire into its laws.
Statistical physics.
Developmental biology.
Plant anatomy.
Plant development.
Computational complexity.
Applied sociology.
Evolutionary biology.
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory.
Developmental Biology.
Plant Anatomy/Development.
Complexity.
Social/Human Development Studies.
Evolutionary Biology.