Dear Sung,
This is a great news if it is true. I really hope this will turn out
true after "due diligence". There will need to be work done on my side
to become apt in some of the principles that you mentioned.
Best,
Danko
On 27/03/15 17:34, Sungchul Ji wrote:
Peircers,
If what I say in the forwarded email turns out to be valid in
principle, molecular biology, cell biology, brain sciences, and
semiotics may be finally converging on a common set of principles,
some, if not all, of which may have more than one names, e.g.,
practopoiesis, semiosis, teleodynamics, goal-directed processes,
gnergetic processes, etc.
All the best.
Sung
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Sungchul Ji* <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:15 PM
Subject: 'Practopoietons', Peircean signs, and gnergons
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Cc: biosemiotics <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Dear Danko,
I largely agree with what Edwina said about the possible connection
between your practopoiesis and Peircean semiotics.
Based on what little I know about your work, it seems to me that your
"practopoiesis" may be related to Peirce's "semiosis", or "sign process".
Furthermore, if we name the basic unit or mechanism that implements
your practopoiesis as the "practopoieton" (please excuse my nelogosism
here), the "practopoieton" may be synonymous with the Peircean sign
which I have postulated to be synonymous with the gnergon, the
hypothetical unit of communication and organization embodying
information (gn-) (e.g., nucleotide sequences of DNA) and energy
(-ergon) (e.g., DNA supercoils) [1]. Two examples of gnergons are
known in biology so far --
(i) conformons, i.e., the conformational strains and waves (e.g.,
cyclical conformational changes in F1 ATPase of myosin observed with
atomic force microscopy) that drive all goal-directed motions of
biopolymers [2], and
(ii) IDS's, intracellular dissipative structures (e.g., action
potentials, calcium waves in the cytosol) thought to act as the
immediate causes for all cellular actions [3]. Recent evidence
suggests that IDS's may be identified with the standing waves of
metabolite concentrations (e.g., mRNA waves) inside the cell [4].
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, let me know.
All the best.
Sung
References:
[1] Ji, S. (2012). Peircean Signs as Gnergons. In: Molecular
theory of the Living Cell: Concepts, Molecular Mechanisms, and
Biomedical Applications.Springer, New York. Pp. 176-180. PDF
athttp://www.conformon <http://www.conformon/>,net under Publications>
Book Chapters.
[2] Ji, S. (2012). ibid. Pp. 230-253.
[3] Ji, S. (2012). ibid. Pp. 255-259.
[4] Ji, S. (2015). Planckian distributions in molecular
machines, living cells and brains: The wave-particle duality in
biomedical applications. Proceedings of the International Conference
on Biology and Biomedical Engineering. Vienna, March 15-17, 2015. Pp.
115-137. Attached.
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers University
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Rutgers University
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