title: Enzymes and theoretical biology: sketch of an informational perspective of the cell.
abstract: In the theoretical scenarios of biology, new insights can be gained by the introduction of information-processing and artificial intelligence concepts, helping to organize the explanation of the many intra- and inter-cellular phenomena that molecular biology is accumulating. Enzymes contain some of the immediate clues; the whole informational processing of prokaryotic cells is another central subject of search. Additionally, prolonging the informational perspective of the cell, a significant parallel can be drawn between informational processes in biological, social and artificial intelligence systems. A more tangible definition of biological complexity and biological intelligence emerges.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética Molecular, Investigación y Desarrollo CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Marijuán
mesh_terms: D002477:Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D004247:DNA / Q000502:physiology; D004798:Enzymes / Q000502:physiology*; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D004247:DNA