Molecular evolution, emerging concepts

Let us start with the concept that is perhaps most important for lay people it may at first sight appear that once divine intervention is eliminated from the picture, nothing remains except molecules and their interactions to arrive at life. Of course, evolution and interactions with the environment are very important factors, and they can take the fancy form of self-organization and emergence. However, all these factors appear to be based on, or caused by, molecular interactions. In other words, at first sight the acceptance of the view expressed in Figure 1.1 is tantamount to stating that life consists only of molecules and of their interactions. 

Developments in healthcare delivery are constant in recent years, bioinformatics has emerged as a new field in health informatics to support emerging and ongoing developments in molecular biology. At the same time, further evolution of the field of health informatics is reflected in the introduction of concepts at the macro or health systems delivery level with major national initiatives related to electronic health records (EHR), data standards, and public health informatics. 

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