Bizzarri, M;
Brash, DE;
Briscoe, J;
Grieneisen, VA;
Stern, CD;
Levin, M;
(2019)
A call for a better understanding of causation in cell biology.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
, 20
(5)
pp. 261-262.
10.1038/s41580-019-0127-1.
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Abstract
What does it mean to say that event X caused outcome Y in biology? Explaining the causal structure underlying the dynamic function of living systems is a central goal of biology. Transformative advances in regenerative medicine and synthetic bioengineering will require efficient strategies to cause desired system-level outcomes. We present a perspective on the need to move beyond the classical ‘necessary and sufficient’ approach to biological causality.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A call for a better understanding of causation in cell biology |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41580-019-0127-1 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-019-0127-1 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Cell and Developmental Biology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10073923 |
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