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Thinking about Biology

"Thinking About Biology is intended for biology students who are interested in reflecting on the wider contexts of their studies. The book encourages students to see that biology does not deliver certainties; it discusses how biological ideas become established facts; and it uses history to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephen Webster
Format: Printed Book
Published: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2003
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Facts?
  • Reductionism
  • Evolution
  • Biology and animals
  • Controversies in biology
  • Making sense of genes
  • Biology and politics
  • Research ethics.