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Review
. 2025 Mar 27;14(4):349.
doi: 10.3390/biology14040349.

The Relationship Between Biological Noise and Its Application: Understanding System Failures and Suggesting a Method to Enhance Functionality Based on the Constrained Disorder Principle

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The Relationship Between Biological Noise and Its Application: Understanding System Failures and Suggesting a Method to Enhance Functionality Based on the Constrained Disorder Principle

Yaron Ilan. Biology (Basel). .

Abstract

The Constrained Disorder Principle (CDP) offers a new framework for understanding how biological systems use and manage noise to maintain optimal functionality. This review explores the relationship between noise and biological systems at various scales, including genetic, cellular, and organ levels, and its implications for system malfunctions. According to the CDP, all systems require an optimal range of noise to function appropriately, and disease states can arise when these noise levels are disrupted. This review presents evidence supporting this principle across different biological contexts, such as genetic variability, cellular behavior, brain functions, human behavior, aging, evolution, and drug administration. For accurate clinical assessments, it is essential to distinguish between technical variability and intrinsic biological variability. When noise is adequately constrained, it serves as a fundamental mechanism for system adaptation and optimal functioning rather than simply a source of disruption. These findings have important implications for developing more effective therapeutic strategies and understanding biological systems' dynamics. CDP-based second-generation artificial intelligence systems can help regulate noise levels to address malfunctions. These systems have improved clinical outcomes in various conditions by incorporating controlled randomness. Understanding these patterns of variability has significant implications for diagnosis, treatment monitoring, and the development of more effective therapeutic strategies across various medical conditions.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; biological noise; complexity; digital health; law of physics; variability.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author is the founder of Oberon Sciences. The author declares no conflicts of interest.

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