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The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives

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The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives - Beurton, Peter J. (Editor), and Falk, Raphael (Editor), and Rheinberger, Hans-Jörg (Editor)
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Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of ...

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The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives 2008, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521060240

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The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives 2000, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521771870

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