The Levin Lab: investigating information storage and processing in biological systems

The mystery of biological form has led some biologists, most prominently Michael Levin, back to Plato’s theory of Ideas. Levin is driven primarily by the surprising empirical findings of his lab. He argues that his results are best explained by reference to modes of causality not traceable to genetic histories or molecular components. While he has chosen to refer to a “Platonic morphospace,” Levin is quick to add that he is not necessarily affirming or denying Plato’s philosophy but only trying to link his hypothesis to a contemporary position in the philosophy of mathematics. 

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