{"id":19872,"date":"2024-05-16T14:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T21:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=19872"},"modified":"2024-07-10T18:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:52:13","slug":"rule-of-biology-centered-on-instability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/rule-of-biology-centered-on-instability\/","title":{"rendered":"A new \u2018rule of biology\u2019 may have come to light, expanding insight into evolution and aging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\n \n In this computer simulation of a self-replicating structure, the pink square represents the signal to degrade the connection between the \u201cparent\u201d structure (left) and its \u201coffspring\u201d (right). This degradation is an example of a beneficial instability in biological structures. (Image: Courtesy of John Tower.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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