A Calculus of Purpose
Open Access
- 15 June 2004
- journal article
- essay
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Biology
- Vol. 2 (6) , e164
Abstract
Biological systems are so complex that we must ask: "What purpose does all this complexity serve?" Lander argues that computational biology may help provide answers.Keywords
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