The limits of reductionism in biology.

A comprehensive volume examining the fundamental questions raised by reductionists' theory about levels of explanation necessary to understand biological systems. The book evaluates the enormously powerful techniques of molecular biology, and analyzes precisely how molecular information has imp...

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Corporate Authors: Symposium on the Limits of Reductionism in Biology Novartis Foundation, Novartis Foundation
Other Authors: Bock, Gregory, Goode, Jamie
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Chichester, England ; New York : J. Wiley, 1998.
Series:Novartis Foundation symposium ; 213.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A comprehensive volume examining the fundamental questions raised by reductionists' theory about levels of explanation necessary to understand biological systems. The book evaluates the enormously powerful techniques of molecular biology, and analyzes precisely how molecular information has improved our understanding of fundamental biological processes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 228 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780470515495
047051549X
9780470515488
0470515481
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9781282348073
9786612348075
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