title: Biostructural theory of the living systems.
abstract: Eugen Macovschi is among the few scientists who tried, and partly succeeded, to explain the differences between "dead" and "living" in biological sciences. He discovered and characterized the so-called biostructure of the living bodies and worked out a biostructural theory, which is the first supramolecular conception in biology. Nevertheless, complex biological systems are currently considered only from the molecular point of view, although they may be regarded as specific phenomena on highly structured bodies within the four-dimensional Universe. According to Macovschi, the biostructure provides organisms with life properties and controls their life processes and chemical changes. Nevertheless, plant cells or bacterial ones differ much from the animal or human cells. In fact, there are various biostructures which are related with cell properties. Hence, this theory creates confusions and cannot be easily used to explain all the properties of the biosystems. Consequently, it is our goal to highlight the principles, advantages, limitations, and applications of the biostructural theory, which might support new ideas and theories in modern life sciences.
authors.affiliation: Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alee, Iasi, 700487, Romania.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murariu
authors.forename: Gabi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Drochioiu
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology