Adding logic to the toolbox of molecular biology

作者:Boniolo Giovanni; D'Agostino Marcello; Piazza Mario*; Pulcini Gabriele
来源:European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 2015, 5(3): 399-417.
DOI:10.1007/s13194-015-0118-9

摘要

The aim of this paper is to argue that logic can play an important role in the "toolbox" of molecular biology. We show how biochemical pathways, i.e., transitions from a molecular aggregate to another molecular aggregate, can be viewed as deductive processes. In particular, our logical approach to molecular biology - developed in the form of a natural deduction system - is centered on the notion of Curry-Howard isomorphism, a cornerstone in nineteenth-century proof-theory.

  • 出版日期2015-10