Ilan Yaron
Department of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 1200, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Biology (Basel). 2025 Mar 27;14(4):349. doi: 10.3390/biology14040349.
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.
约束性无序原理(CDP)为理解生物系统如何利用和管理噪声以维持最佳功能提供了一个新框架。本综述探讨了噪声与不同尺度生物系统之间的关系,包括基因、细胞和器官水平,以及其对系统故障的影响。根据CDP,所有系统都需要一个最佳的噪声范围才能正常运作,当这些噪声水平受到干扰时,就可能出现疾病状态。本综述展示了在不同生物背景下支持这一原理的证据,如基因变异性、细胞行为、脑功能、人类行为、衰老、进化和药物管理。为了进行准确的临床评估,区分技术变异性和内在生物变异性至关重要。当噪声得到充分约束时,它是系统适应和最佳功能的基本机制,而不仅仅是干扰源。这些发现对制定更有效的治疗策略和理解生物系统的动态具有重要意义。基于CDP的第二代人工智能系统可以帮助调节噪声水平以解决故障。这些系统通过纳入可控的随机性,在各种情况下改善了临床结果。理解这些变异性模式对诊断、治疗监测以及针对各种医疗状况制定更有效的治疗策略具有重要意义。