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We propose a tentative parallel between computational features and cellular operations in order to explore the possibility that the cell itself is intrinsically and not metaphorically a symbol-processing, computing entity. Central to this possible identification is the notion of virtuality, as understood in computational theory.
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Trautteur, G. (2007). Does the Cell Compute?. In: Cooper, S.B., Löwe, B., Sorbi, A. (eds) Computation and Logic in the Real World. CiE 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4497. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73001-9_79
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