Messy biology and the origins of evolutionary innovations

被引:152
作者
Tawfik, Dan S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Biol Chem, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
关键词
STOCHASTIC GENE-EXPRESSION; SINGLE-CELL; EVOLVABILITY; ENZYME; NOISE; ROBUSTNESS; SURVIVAL; NETWORKS; CHANCE; GENOME;
D O I
10.1038/nchembio.441
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Biological messiness relates to infidelity, heterogeneity, stochastic noise and variation—both genetic and phenotypic—at all levels, from single proteins to organisms. Messiness comes from the complexity and evolutionary history of biological systems and from the high cost of accuracy. For better or for worse, messiness is inherent to biology. It also provides the raw material for physiological and evolutionary adaptations to new challenges.
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