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The origins of order : self-organization and selection in evolution

by Stuart A. Kauffman

This text examines the role of self-organisation in evolutionary biology, proposing that the spontaneous emergence of order is fundamental to the origins of life. It explores how complex systems adapt and the relationship between natural selection and biological order.

Accession 9480 ISBN 0195079515 Publisher Oxford University Press
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