Party Signalling

Cellular signal transduction was initially viewed as a kind of chinese whisper. A talks to B who goes off to talk to C who switches on the light. Others are not concerned. I guess however signal transduction it's more like a party. Who ever is there will talk. Duration of the interaction will depend on compatibility and personal predisposition. If by chance there is THE FUNNY GUY, or THE PERFECT GIRL, then people will congregate. If not, then someone else will tell jokes or be pulled, however only moderately, depending on how much alcohol. An evening with three moderately funny guys might still be very enjoyable. Most parties finish in a rather unspectacular way. The likeliness for a spectacular outcome (e.g. Gilles dancing naked on the table) will depend on the sum of all attractions plus personal predisposition plus some energetic fluctuations. It's about functional redundancy and compensation, criticallity.