Abstract
Many processes in biology, from the regulation of gene expression in bacteria to memory in the brain, involve switches constructed from networks of biochemical reactions. Crucial molecules are present in small numbers, raising questions about noise and stability. Analysis of noise in simple reaction schemes indicates that switches stable for years and switchable in milliseconds can be built from fewer than one hundred molecules. Prospects for direct tests of this prediction, as well as implications, are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 13 - Proceedings of the 2000 Conference, NIPS 2000 |
| Publisher | Neural information processing systems foundation |
| ISBN (Print) | 0262122413, 9780262122412 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
| Event | 14th Annual Neural Information Processing Systems Conference, NIPS 2000 - Denver, CO, United States Duration: Nov 27 2000 → Dec 2 2000 |
Other
| Other | 14th Annual Neural Information Processing Systems Conference, NIPS 2000 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Denver, CO |
| Period | 11/27/00 → 12/2/00 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Information Systems
- Signal Processing