Abstract Life on Earth is the result of a continuous accumulation of information by combination and innovation using endo- (inside the organism) and exosomatic (outside the organism) energy. Sustenance occurs through cycles of life and death. We here define five life laws for these vital processes. These processes cannot exceed natural limits of size and rates because they are constrained by space, matter and energy; biology builds on what is possible within these physicochemical limits. Learning from the way nature deals with the accumulation of information, the limits of size and the rates at which life can acquire and expend energy and resources for maintenance, growth and competition will help us to model and manage our environmental future and sustainability.

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生命和五个生物定律。全球变化模型和可持续性的经验教训

摘要 地球上的生命是通过使用内（生物体内）和外体（生物体外）能量组合和创新不断积累信息的结果。生计是通过生与死的循环而发生的。我们在这里为这些重要的过程定义了五个生命法则。这些过程不能超过自然的大小和速率限制，因为它们受到空间、物质和能量的限制；生物学建立在这些物理化学限制内可能发生的事情上。从大自然处理信息积累的方式、规模的限制以及生命为维持、增长和竞争而获取和消耗能量和资源的速度中学习，将有助于我们建模和管理我们的环境未来和可持续性。