title: To naturally compute (something like) biology.
abstract: This paper attempts to suggest a more 'natural' mode of computation; one that can fail if carried out too long, and that might be deployed differently in different contexts. The developmental process of dissipative structures is brought to bear on this question, as well as hierarchical structures.
authors.affiliation: Biology, City University of New York, New York; Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, New York. Electronic address: ssalthe@binghamton.edu.
authors.forename: Stanley N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Salthe
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000379:methods*; D018511:Systems Integration
keywords: Compositional hierarchy; Developmental stages; Dissipative structures; Subsumptive hierarchy