Genes in development : re-reading the molecular paradigm

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Series: Science and cultural theory

By

Neumann-Held, Eva M.
Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph, 1959-
Duke University Press. , publisher

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Durham [N.C.], Duke University Press, 2006

Notes

Contents: Genome analysis and developmental biology: the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system / Thomas Bürglin -- Genes and form: inherency in the evolution of developmental mechanisms / Stuart A. Newman and Gerd B. Müller -- From genes as determinants to DNA as resource: historical notes on development and genetics / Sahotra Sarkar -- The origin of species: a structuralist approach / Gerry Webster and Brian C. Goodwin -- On the problem of molecular versus the organismic approach in biology / Ulrich Wolf -- Genes, development, and semiosis / Jesper Hoffmeyer -- The fearless vampire conservator: Phillip Kitcher, genetic determinism, and the informational gene / Paul E. Griffiths --

Contents: Genetics from an evolutionary process perspective / James Griesemer -- Genes; causes; codes: deciphering DNA's ontological privilege / Eva M. Neumann-Held -- Boundaries and (constructive) interaction / Susan Oyama -- Beyond the gene but beneath the skin / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Poiesis and praxis: two modes of understanding development / Christoph Rehmann-Sutter -- Developmental emergence, genes, and responsible science / Brian C. Goodwin -- Nothing like a gene / Jackie Leach Scully.

Subjects

Biological Evolution , Developmental biology , Developmental genetics , DNA , Genetic Determinism , Genetic Phenomena , Genetics , Growth and Development , methods

Call Number

QH453 .G47 2006

Classification

571.8/5

Language

English

Identifiers

ISBN: 0822336561
ISBN: 0822336677
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/2005021633
NLM: QU 450 G327 2005
OCLC: 61167791