Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell
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Yale University Press, 2009.
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Dennis Bray., & Dennis Bray|AUTHOR. (2009). Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell . Yale University Press.

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Dennis Bray and Dennis Bray|AUTHOR. 2009. Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell. Yale University Press.

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Dennis Bray and Dennis Bray|AUTHOR. Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell Yale University Press, 2009.

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Dennis Bray, and Dennis Bray|AUTHOR. Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell Yale University Press, 2009.

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In clear, jargon-free language, Dennis Bray taps the findings from the 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 for all distinctive properties of living systems: it allows organisms to embody in their internal structure an image of the world, and this accounts for their adaptability, responsiveness, and intelligence.

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