title: Biological uncertainty.
abstract: Heisenberg's uncertainty relation has inspired speculations in a variety of scientific fields. Most of these speculations have wandered significantly far from the original formulation; yet, they may have been useful for a critical examination of methodological issues. As molecular genetics and its complexities evolve amid a backdrop of technological innovation, new "uncertainties" may have emerged. We present some of these uncertainties not as impediments, but as challenges to be recognized and managed.
authors: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, USA. jzbilut@rush.edu
authors: Joseph P
authors: JP
authors: Zbilut
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Giuliani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001695:Biology / Q000379:methods*; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008967:Molecular Biology; D011336:Probability; D049490:Systems Biology; D035501:Uncertainty