Multiscale modeling of biological communication

To capture the nonlinear and stochastic features of biological communication, we propose a non-equilibrium statistical physics inspired model describing the information processing within a cell, communication processes among cells and behavioral population response in an interkingdom biological environment. We propose new metrics to quantify information processing and transmission at various biological scales. We highlight the need for taking the biological nonlinear dynamics into account and evaluate the newly proposed information theoretic metrics for a Vibrio fischeri population capable of producing bioluminiscence.