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Thermodynamic dissipation constrains metabolic versatility of unicellular growth - Nature Communications
To what degree do the laws of thermodynamics constrain biological function? This work shows that the amount of free energy dissipated by microbes during growth imposes tight constraints on the versatility of their metabolism.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Original Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...