Abstract Crick's Central Dogma has been a foundational aspect of 20th century biology,
describing an implicit relationship governing the flow of information in biological systems in …

Recent papers have emphasized the primary role of cellular information management in
biological and evolutionary development. In this framework, intelligent cells collectively …

Cells evolved some 4 billion years ago, and since then the integrity of the structural and
functional continuity of cellular life has been maintained via highly conserved and ancient …

A range of studies published in the last few decades promotes the cognitive aspects of life:
all organisms, from bacteria to mammals, are capable of sensing/perception, decision …

There are about 50 diverse theories behind consciousness and one of the two currently oft-
accepted theories, known as the integrated information theory (IIT), was recently declared by …

In our target article (Segundo-Ortin & Calvo 2023), we proposed the intriguing possibility of
plant sentience, drawing parallels with non-human animal studies. This response aims to sift …

The foundations of biology have been a topic of debate for the past few decades. The
traditional perspective of the Modern Synthesis, which portrays organisms as passive …

The premise of this volume is that there is a continuum of semiotic agents across biology,
extending from the first individually competent cells to their colonial aggregations and then …

What is considered ancient and traditional medicine in many regions of the world has been
largely relegated to secondary status as complementary wellness tools in pharma …

Biological theory assumes the organized appearance of life and the reliable recurrence of
traits are due to inheritance. Natural selection acting on blind variations produces …