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Evolution "On Purpose"
Teleonomy in Living Systems
ISBN: 9780262546409
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 22, 2023
A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.
Model Systems in Biology
History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns
ISBN: 9780262046947
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 2, 2022
How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.
The Next 500 Years
Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds
ISBN: 9780262543842
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 12, 2022
An argument that we have a moral duty to explore other planets and solar systems—because human life on Earth has an expiration date.
CRISPR People
The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans
ISBN: 9780262543880
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 1, 2022
What does the birth of babies whose embryos have gone through genome editing mean—for science and for all of us?
Biofabrication
ISBN: 9780262542968
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 14, 2021
How engineered materials and machines powered by living biological cells can tackle technological challenges in medicine, agriculture, and global security.
Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences
Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences
ISBN: 9780262045339
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 24, 2021
Scientific philosophers examine the nature and significance of levels of organization, a core structural principle in the biological sciences.
Technologies of the Human Corpse
Technologies of the Human Corpse
ISBN: 9780262542319
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 3, 2021
The relationship of the dead body with technology through history, from nineteenth-century embalming machines to the death-prevention technologies of today.
Rethinking Cancer
A New Paradigm for the Postgenomics Era
ISBN: 9780262045216
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 27, 2021
Leading scientists argue for a new paradigm for cancer research, proposing a complex systems view of cancer supported by empirical evidence.
Biomechanics of Movement
The Science of Sports, Robotics, and Rehabilitation
ISBN: 9780262044202
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: January 12, 2021
An engaging introduction to human and animal movement seen through the lens of mechanics.
Evolution "On Purpose"
Teleonomy in Living Systems
ISBN: 9780262546409
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 22, 2023
A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.
Model Systems in Biology
History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns
ISBN: 9780262046947
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 2, 2022
How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.
The Next 500 Years
Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds
ISBN: 9780262543842
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 12, 2022
An argument that we have a moral duty to explore other planets and solar systems—because human life on Earth has an expiration date.
CRISPR People
The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans
ISBN: 9780262543880
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 1, 2022
What does the birth of babies whose embryos have gone through genome editing mean—for science and for all of us?
Biofabrication
ISBN: 9780262542968
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 14, 2021
How engineered materials and machines powered by living biological cells can tackle technological challenges in medicine, agriculture, and global security.
Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences
Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences
ISBN: 9780262045339
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 24, 2021
Scientific philosophers examine the nature and significance of levels of organization, a core structural principle in the biological sciences.
Technologies of the Human Corpse
Technologies of the Human Corpse
ISBN: 9780262542319
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 3, 2021
The relationship of the dead body with technology through history, from nineteenth-century embalming machines to the death-prevention technologies of today.
Rethinking Cancer
A New Paradigm for the Postgenomics Era
ISBN: 9780262045216
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 27, 2021
Leading scientists argue for a new paradigm for cancer research, proposing a complex systems view of cancer supported by empirical evidence.
Biomechanics of Movement
The Science of Sports, Robotics, and Rehabilitation
ISBN: 9780262044202
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: January 12, 2021
An engaging introduction to human and animal movement seen through the lens of mechanics.