Principles of seed banks and the emergence of complexity from dormancy.
Nat Commun
; 12(1): 4807, 2021 08 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34376641
ABSTRACT
Across the tree of life, populations have evolved the capacity to contend with suboptimal conditions by engaging in dormancy, whereby individuals enter a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity. The resulting seed banks are complex, storing information and imparting memory that gives rise to multi-scale structures and networks spanning collections of cells to entire ecosystems. We outline the fundamental attributes and emergent phenomena associated with dormancy and seed banks, with the vision for a unifying and mathematically based framework that can address problems in the life sciences, ranging from global change to cancer biology.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Seeds
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Seedlings
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Plant Dormancy
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Seed Bank
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
/
CIENCIA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States