Information processing and information flow occur in the course of an organism's development and throughout its lifespan. Organisms do not exist in isolation, b

Living beings require constant information processing for survival. In cells, information is being processed and propagated at various levels, from the gene reg

The informational nature of biological organization, at levels from the genetic and epigenetic to the cognitive and linguistic. Information shapes biological or

Biological Processes in Living Systems is the fourth and final volume of the Toward a Theoretical Biology series. It contains essays that deal in detail with pa

In the spring of 2011, a diverse group of scientists gathered at Cornell University to discuss their research into the nature and origin of biological informati