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Noise in biochemical processes can compromise precision in cellular functions. An analysis involving information theory suggests that there is a strict limit to how far noise can be suppressed by feedback.

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1. Li Sun and Attila Becskei are at the Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. attila.becskei@imls.uzh.ch ,
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Sun, L., Becskei, A. The cost of feedback control.Nature 467, 163–164 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467163a

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• Published: 08 September 2010
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