Autopoiesis

Recapitulation

Autopoiesis is a biological term used to describe how living organisms are self-sustaining and self-regenerating systems.
In other words, autopoiesis refers to the ability of living organisms to maintain and renew themselves through self-organizing processes.
These processes allow living systems to create their own components, repair damage, and respond to changes in their environment.

Examples

Some examples of autopoietic systems on 3 different levels of existence, include:

1. Cells: Cells are the basic unit of life and are capable of self-replication and self-repair.
2. Ecosystems: Ecosystems are self-regulating systems that rely on interactions between living and non-living components to maintain balance.
3. Social systems: Social systems, such as families, communities, and organizations, are made up of interconnected individuals who work together to maintain and adapt to changing conditions.

Overall, autopoiesis highlights the remarkable ability of living systems to maintain themselves and adapt to changing environments through self-organization and self-regulation.

Viable Quality of Reality

VQR stands for: Viable Quality (or qualities) of Reality.
Which features of the reality domain 'Autopoiesis' may cause viability?
The VQR-terms below have properties that make them candidates as viable entities or life-bringing factors.
Autopoiesis as VQR:
Self-Maintenance, Boundary Creation, Operational Closure, Structural Coupling.
VIQR/VEQR:
Self-organisation, self-replication, self-production, self-regulation, self-sustaining and self-regenerating systems, order generating systems; Asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction.
VMQR:
Amphiphilic molecules, Catalytic minerals, polymers, peptides, RNA, DNA, nucleotides, proto-ribosomes, ribozymes,

Haiku

(Japanese rhyme form, here in English)
Autopoiesis:

Self-born harmony,
cells weave cycles of renewal,
life sustains itself.

Image A: Haiku about Autopoiesis.

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