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Molecular Evolution on Rugged Landscapes Protein RNA and the Immune System - Volume IX - Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity Proceedings
Author: Alan S. Perelson, Stuart Kauffman

Rugged fitness landscapes, and emerging area of biological science, underline both molecular and morphological evolution. Mathematical descriptions of such landscapes can be expected to lead to new experimental studies that actually test and establish their structure. In addition, current experimental techniques now allow one to carry out applie...  more »d molecular evolution in the laboratory, opening up the possibility of evolving biomolecules for medical and industrial use. Molecular Evolution on Rugged Fitness Landscapes, based on a Santa Fe Institute workshop, is the first book to serve as a comprehensive introduction to these tools that permit researchers to study the structures of complex, rugged, multipeaked fitness landscapes.The first section of the book outlines a number of the general issues concerning the structure of rugged fitness landscapes. The second section examines both the history and status of experimental work on somatic mutation and the maturation of the immune response, and discusses the hypercycle model of the origin of life. This proceedings volume is an excellent reference for graduate students and professionals in immunology, population biology, physics and molecular biology.  « less

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ISBN-13: 9780201521504
ISBN-10: 0201521504
Publication Date: 7/2/1991
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Westview Press
Book Type: Paperback
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