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researchers develop methodologies to support looking for the coveted
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knobs, e.g.~\cite{PardoID21,Vogel2008,Zanudo2015}. If we admit that
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the reductionistic and mechanistic approach is not globally true, we
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must therefore accept that these knobs may not necessarily have
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a definitive shape, but rather be a complex assemblage of factors,
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affecting the trajectory of the system in multiple non-trivial ways,
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and possibly shifting in time. Finally, this control mindset
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introduces an asymmetric relationship between the controller and the
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controlled, which is unnatural biological context because both the
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controller and the controlled are made out of the same kind of matter,
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and are ultimately embedded in the same environment.
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In this chapter, I introduce the Deal with Life: instead of looking to
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impact biological systems asymmetrically, surreptitiously lifting
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ourselves above the living matter, I propose to account for the fact
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that we act within complex feedback loops, which sometimes end up
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imposing the consequences of the actions on the actors. The principle
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must accept that these knobs may not necessarily have a definitive
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shape, but rather be a complex assemblage of factors, affecting the
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trajectory of the system in multiple non-trivial ways, and possibly
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shifting in time. Finally, this control mindset introduces an
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asymmetric relationship between the controller and the controlled,
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which is unnatural biological context because both the controller and
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the controlled are made out of the same kind of matter, and are
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ultimately embedded in the same environment.
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of a Deal with Life is to render the interactions \emph{mutually
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beneficial}: ideally, both systems engaging in the interaction
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should benefit from it. In practice, this should be translated into
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