http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin
<< Production of melanin is stimulated by DNA damage induced by UVB-radiation, and it leads to a delayed development of a tan. This melanogenesis-based tan takes more time to develop, but it is long lasting. >>
i.e., DNA-damage, when caused by ( Read more... )

Hypothesis: the kind of people who like cybernetics are similar to the kind of people who like category theory. Both fields are about abstract structures that can be applied to several different fields. I am one such person ( Read more... )

On-line Pharmacokinetic Simulation, and the course Basic Principles of Dose Optimization

Computer Simulation and Drug Design

Knowledge-Based Simulation of DNA Metabolism
: "An automated simulation of metabolism can play a role analogous to that of ...
solution of systems of differential equations"
Qualitative Simulation of Large and Complex ( Read more... )

thread at tdj's about carbon-dating individual human cells (it's a very clever idea):

In discussing the required experimental precision / error, I proposed:
Here's a causation network ( Read more... )