Francisco Varela
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Francisco Javier Varela García was a Chilean biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist who, together with his mentor Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of aut
Varela in 1994
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Autopoiesis
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The term autopoiesis, one of several current theories of life, refers to a system capable of producing and maintaining itself by creating its own parts. Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Franci
Francisco Varela
…biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist who, together with his mentor Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology, and for co-founding the Mind and Life Institute to promote dialog between science and Buddhism. Varela was born on 7 September 1946 in…
3D representation of a living cell during the process of mitosis, example of an autopoietic system