Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution

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Editors Erik and Lis Mosekilde preface these proceedings: "From time to time, perhaps a few times each century, a revolution occurs that questions some of our basic beliefs and sweeps across otherwise well guarded disciplinary boundaries. These are the periods when science is fun, when new paradigms have to be formulated, and when young scientists can do serious work without first having to acquire all the knowledge of their teachers. The emergence of nonlinear science appears to be one such revolution." The workshop offered lectures by experts in the fields of theoretical biology, morphogenesis, evolution, artificial life, hormonal regulation, bone remodeling, population dynamics, and chaos theory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)