The novel functions both as a critique of its genre and a superior example of it.

But the novel functions as well on a more sophisticated level.

It is very difficult for either function to undergo morphological changes, due to the fact that both the ancestral and novel functions are needed.

Synthetic biology is a field that aims to engineer cells with "novel biological functions."

The most common application for these units is bank and credit card processing, however, as a general purpose computer, they can perform other novel functions.

These related molecules have novel functions and influence diverse biological processes.

The novel cultural function must locate a cortical area whose prior function is similar and plastic enough to accommodate it.

This supports the theory that novel functions must find a neuronal niche, with existing cortical areas capable of supporting the function.

This hypothesis provides an understanding of the neural processes necessary for acquiring novel functions.

These presumably have novel functions that, once discovered, will take biologists substantially closer to a complete understanding of Hemophilus and similar bacteria.