The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution
Historical and Epistemological Perspectives
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
- Editors:
- Peter J. Beurton, Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin
- Raphael Falk, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin
- Date Published: April 2008
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521060240
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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 interdisciplinary and international research. It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.
Read more- A truly interdisciplinary volume by an international group of philosophers, historians and working scientists that re-evaluates the question: what are genes?
- Brings together distinguished authors and essays that offer challenging perspectives on some of the most fundamental concepts of twentieth-century biology
- A lucid and coherent overview of the volume's themes is given in the last chapter
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- Date Published: April 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521060240
- length: 404 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 26 mm
- weight: 0.636kg
- contains: 11 b/w illus. 1 table
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I. Genes and Traits:
1. The dissolution of protein coding genes in molecular biology Thomas Fogle
2. The differential concept of the gene: past and present Sara Schwartz
3. Gene concepts and genetic concepts Fred Gifford
Part II. Extracting The Units Of Heredity:
4. From measurement to organization: a philosophical scheme for the history of the concept of heredity Jean Gayon
5. From gene to genetic hierarchy: Richard Goldschmidt and the problem of the gene Michael R. Dietrich
6. Seymour Benzer and the definition of the gene Frederic L. Holmes
Part III. Genetic Programs and Developmental Genes:
7. Decoding the genetic program Evelyn Fox Keller
8. Genes classical and developmental: the different use of genes in evolutionary synthesis Scott F. Gilbert
9. The developmental gene concept: history and limits Michel Morange
Part IV. Conceptual Perspectives:
10. Gene concepts: fragments from the perspective of molecular biology Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
11. Reproduction and the reduction of genetics James R. Griesemer
12. A unified view of the gene, or how to overcome reductionism Peter J. Beurton
The gene - a concept in tension: A critical overview Raphael Falk.
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