title: Change and stability in cellular organisms.
abstract: The living cell is characterized by both its potential for change and its tendency towards a stable state. The interaction between the DNA information system and the metabolic steady state is described. A model based on this interaction leads to the conclusions that change can only be initiated from the environment but that the direction of any change is determined by the cell.
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D004247:DNA