Letter to the Editor - Operational impact of entropy concepts in genetics and medical practice
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https://doi.org/10.37980/im.journal.ggcl.en.20252756Keywords:
energy, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, negentropy, thermodynamic advantageResumen
The general trend in medical practice is to integrate new knowledge and perspectives on human beings that help enrich our understanding of the mechanisms that enable their existence and help us combat diseases or other conditions that affect them. This refinement of understanding and this integrative vision come from the convergence of various areas of knowledge, such as biology and physics, since reality is a whole, which, due to the limitations of human capabilities and in order to study it better, we have had to divide into parts in order to assimilate all the information it contains. In this sense, the concepts of entropy and its role as a modeling force of the vital phenomenon are fundamental to substantially improve this vision. They provide us with an interesting perspective on evolutionary processes and could provide us with very useful tools for the specialized management of patients.
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