Biosemiotics

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This work explores the intersection of semiotics and biosemiotics, examining how signs and communication shape our understanding of life and nature. It discusses the semiotic production of our planet and the ethical dimensions of therapeutic genetic engineering, alongside the brain's models of communication. The relationship between sign-science and life-science is scrutinized, alongside the semiotics of emergence in both artificial and natural systems. The organization of biosystems is approached from a semiotic perspective, while the icons of nature are analyzed within nature semiotics. The text delves into ecogenesis and echogenesis challenges for biosemiotics, revisits phytosemiotics, and considers the evolution of semiotics. The specificity of musculoskeletal symptoms is explored through a biosemiotic lens, and the cultural construction of pain disease is examined in a cross-cultural context. The potential of radiology in semiotic analysis is illustrated through case studies, and the themes of species, signs, and intentionality are investigated. The work also addresses the historical communication barriers in the living world and the social construction of conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Finally, it discusses categorical perception's role in sign formation and the emergence of chemical languages, culminating in a comprehensive index.