Biological Complexity from Resonance:

A Cybernetic 3 View of Life

At its core, life may not be defined by what it is, but by what it does – specifically, the dynamic flow of information encoded within its genetic material. Cybernetics 3's (Cyb3’s) concept of "human act systems" can be recontextualized at the cellular level as "cellular act systems," where the oscillations of genome elements serve as the fundamental acts of life. We propose that these oscillations constitute a core component of the essence of life.

Levitating Organizational Resonance (LOR) represents a state of structured complexity, where seemingly incongruent possibilities coexist and interact—an idea that extends beyond biology into the realm of language. Within living systems, DNA serves as a foundational LOR, existing beyond the constraints of linear time. It is "unhooked from time-passing," inhabiting a realm that can be considered eternal or timeless. Similarly, DNA, as LOR, holds the potential for expression across vast evolutionary scales, encoding information that transcends immediate function and instead exists as a latent, resonant structure. Drawing on the dynamic systems view offered by Cyb3, mRNA embodies the fleeting nature of 'speaking,' a transient yet necessary act that conveys genetic information momentarily before degradation, while protein synthesis represents 'graphing,' the stable inscription of biological information that persists over time, reinforcing the balance between adaptability and permanence in genomic expression.

This perspective, deeply rooted in the principles of Cyb3, offers a novel method for exploring genomic oscillations, emphasizing their active role in shaping biological processes. Furthermore, Cyb3's focus on interconnected systems and dynamic interactions provides insight into the multifactorial nature of complex diseases, where disruptions in cellular act systems and LOR may play pivotal roles.

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