# Biological Information **Domain:** Biology / Information / Systems **Doc Type:** Canonical concept node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Biological information concerns the patterns, signals, constraints, and inherited structures through which living systems build, regulate, reproduce, and respond. ## Mechanism and Significance Molecular sequences, cellular signals, nervous activity, and environmental energy participate in different kinds of transmission. Their effects depend on the receiving system and the transformations it can perform. ## Evidence Boundary Calling a biological process informational is an analytic description, not proof that every biological signal functions like human language or digital code. ## Relationships [[wiki/Heritable Information|Heritable Information]] · [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] · [[wiki/Biological Cybernetics|Biological Cybernetics]] · [[wiki/Signal Transduction as Regional Technological Identity|Signal Transduction as Regional Technological Identity]] ## Related Articles and Collections - [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - [[articles/Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity|Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity]] - [[articles/Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!|Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Everything is a transmission. DNA carries information to a new life, and sunlight carries energy to a seed. Seeing life as constant exchange invites reverence for the connections that sustain it.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach - Livestream (Apr 2016)* [[reminders/Information/Life Is a Continuous Exchange of Information and Energy by Bryant McGill|Life Is a Continuous Exchange of Information and Energy by Bryant McGill]]