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                                                                                    <journal-title>Journal of New Results in Science</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">1304-7981</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University</publisher-name>
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                                                            <subject>Category Theory, K Theory, Homological Algebra</subject>
                                                            <subject>Biological Mathematics</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Kategori Teorisi, K Teorisi, Homolojik Cebir</subject>
                                                            <subject>Biyolojik Matematik</subject>
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                                                                                                                                                            <article-title>A Categorical Model of Cellular Differentiation and Reprogramming</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3864-1633</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Doğan</surname>
                                    <given-names>Remzi Yunus Emre</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Kütahya Dumluınar</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6121-4585</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Fidan</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ebru Ceren</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Osmangazi University</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8641-0603</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Yılmaz</surname>
                                    <given-names>Koray</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260430">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                        <volume>15</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>1</fpage>
                                        <lpage>14</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20250528">
                        <day>05</day>
                        <month>28</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260429">
                        <day>04</day>
                        <month>29</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2012, Journal of New Results in Science</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2012</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Journal of New Results in Science</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                                        <abstract><p>This study proposes a new way of understanding cell transformations by using category theory to build a formal structure called the Category of Cells (CELL). Rather than treating cellular processes in isolation, the framework organizes cells and their transformations within a unified mathematical setting. The study examines fundamental categorical properties of CELL such as the existence of initial and terminal objects and its connectedness to better understand structural relationships between different cell types. To elucidate cellular hierarchies and potential transformation processes, biologically relevant subcategories are investigated, such as terminally differentiated cells and differentiated somatic cells. The structure represents intricate biological processes including cell differentiation, cellular reprogramming, and oncogenesis using categorical tools like slice categories and arrow categories.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Category theory</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  biological systems</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  cell</kwd>
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