UNWINDING THE SEMIOTICS IN SUSHEEL KUMAR SHARMA'S “UNWINDING SELF”

Snail Chirality: The Unwinding

Most snails are coiled clockwise, but in some species rare genetic variants with reverse coiling occur. Now, a molecular determinant of coiling direction has been identified, the cytoskeletal regulator formin.

Unwinding biological systems

Unwinding conditions have been fruitfully exploited in Information Flow Security to define persistent security properties. In this paper we investigate on their meaning and possible uses in the analysis of biological systems. In particular, we elaborate on the notion of robustness and propose some instances of unwinding over the process algebra Bio-PEPA and over hybrid automata. We exploit such...

Editor's Corner: the Unwinding Number

Kreisel’s “unwinding” program

Through his own contributions (individual and collaborative) and his extraordinary personal influence, Georg Kreisel did perhaps more than anyone else to promote the development of proof theory and the metamathematics of constructivity in the last forty-odd years. My purpose here is to give some idea of just one aspect of Kreisel’s contributions to these areas, namely that devoted to “unwinding...

Unwinding focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) represents the most common primary glomerular disease responsible for the development of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States (US). The disease progresses from podocyte injury to chronic kidney disease (CKD), ultimately leading to total nephron degeneration. Extensive basic science research has been conducted to unwind the mechanisms of F...