Thinking about Biology

Steve Webster

244 pages, parution le 17/03/2003

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Résumé

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; it uses history to examine how ideas change, and to show that the biological facts that form the basis of a biology course are likely to change too.

Each chapter is based on biological topics, and examines them for their philosophical, social and political implications. Topics covered include the role of natural selection in evolution, the history of ideas about fertilisation and inheritance, vivisection, and reductionism. Genetically modified foods, xenotransplantation, eugenics, and genetic testing are some of the controversial subjects discussed.

Thinking About Biology should be essential reading for all college students already taking a biology course, and for those contemplating such a course in the future.

Contents

Facts?
Reductionism
Evolution
Biology and animals
Controversies in Biology
Making sense of genes
Biology and politics
Research ethics

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Steve Webster
Parution	17/03/2003
Nb. de pages	244
Format	15,2 x 22,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	436g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521599542
ISBN13	978-0-521-59954-2