The Energetic Costs of Cellular Computation
- View PDF Abstract:Cells often perform computations in response to environmental cues.
- A simple example is the classic problem, first considered by Berg and Purcell, of determining the concentration of a chemical ligand in the surrounding media.
- On general theoretical grounds (Landuer's Principle), it is expected that such computations require cells to consume energy.
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- View PDF Abstract:Cells often perform computations in response to environmental cues.
- A simple example is the classic problem, first considered by Berg and Purcell, of determining the concentration of a chemical ligand in the surrounding media.
- On general theoretical grounds (Landuer's Principle), it is expected that such computations require cells to consume energy.
Sources: Arxiv