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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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Autore principale: Stephen Webster
Natura: Printed Book
Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2003
Soggetti:
Sommario:
  • Facts?
  • Reductionism
  • Evolution
  • Biology and animals
  • Controversies in biology
  • Making sense of genes
  • Biology and politics
  • Research ethics.