Do random environments make for random responses to them? Mathematical models suggest that this is not always the case — adding noise could create synchronous oscillations in cell–cell signalling systems.
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Springer, M., Paulsson, J. Harmonies from noise. Nature 439, 27–28 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/439027a
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