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An Evolutionary Cybernetic Theory of Semiosis

In recent years, particularly in the emerging field of biosemiotics, it has been proposed that semiotics - the study of signification processes - could bring a paradigmatic shift in our scientific conception of life, and consequently in scientific biology in general and beyond.

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Sketch for a Theory of Evolution Based on Coding

Joachim De Beule. 2014. Sketch for a Theory of Evolution Based on Coding. Biosemiotics, 7 (2), 181-201

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Evolution of the Genetic Code: The Ribosome-Oriented Model

Barbieri, Marcello. 2015. Evolution of the Genetic Code: The Ribosome-Oriented Model. Biological Theory 10 (4): 301–10. doi:10.1007/s13752-0...

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Code Biology

Barbieri, Marcello. 2015. Code Biology. Dordrecht: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14535-8.

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