Our conception is that of a theory about the system in an inertial state... if the organism is a system in an inertial state, as our law expresses it… - Ludwig von Bertalanffy

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Our conception is that of a theory about the system in an inertial state... if the organism is a system in an inertial state, as our law expresses it, the metabolic processes generally have to follow the established system; the ever progressing findings must replace the general expression of 'a system in an inertial state' by a more and more detailed knowing about the nature of this system and its chemical, osmotic, fermentive system conditions.