In this presentation Antoine Danchin explains the “cell as computer” metaphor and the necessity to take the concept of information into consideration.
1. Introduction (1’34):
2. The laws of life are hidden behind its material implementation (2’18):
3. Information is a currency of reality (3’04):
4. Coding and life: the coding processes links two types of information (2’31):
5. The genetic code (3’15):
6. An algorithmic view of biological actions (1’48):
7. Multiple layers of information (3’52):
8. Cells as computers (2’27):
9. Analogies between cells and computers: Memory and addressing (1’45):
10. Functional analysis to reveal the Operating System-like functions of the cell (3’09):
11. Matter matters (3’31):
12. Time matters (3’35):
13. Measuring information: Cellular Maxwell’s demons (2’33):
14. Example of Maxwell’s demon action: making translation accurate (3’24):
15. Example of Maxwell’s demon action: making a young progeny (3’55):
16. Questions (16’41):