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The bio-environmental system and the realizability of pre-biological systems

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A set of axioms is given which embed theM γ E andT categories developed previously (Leguizamón 1975a, b; 1976, 1977) into a new categoryK. The categoryK represents a bioenvironmental system with the properties of the three previous developments. This bioenvironmental system is believed to be useful in order to study the realization of prebiological systems. The categorical structure of most simple biological system of “zero life” is given, on the basis of two specific biological conditions. This system is proposed as starting point for study of the organization of living systems.

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  1. Gerencia de Investigaciones, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av. del Libertador 8250, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Carlos A. Leguizamón

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This paper was made possible by a Fellowship from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas of the República Argentina.

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Leguizamón, C.A. The bio-environmental system and the realizability of pre-biological systems. Bltn Mathcal Biology 39, 407–413 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462920

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