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        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Teleonomy in Living Systems

        Edited by Peter A. Corning, Stuart A. Kauffman, Denis Noble, James A. Shapiro, Richard I. Vane-Wright and Addy Pross

        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

        Model Systems in Biology

        Model Systems in Biology

        History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns

        by Georg Striedter

        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

        The Next 500 Years

        The Next 500 Years

        Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds

        by Christopher E. Mason

        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

        CRISPR People

        CRISPR People

        The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans

        by Henry T. Greely

        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

        Biofabrication

        Biofabrication

        by Ritu Raman

        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

        Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences

        Edited by Daniel S. Brooks, James DiFrisco and William C. Wimsatt

        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

        Technologies of the Human Corpse

        by John Troyer

        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

        Rethinking Cancer

        Rethinking Cancer

        A New Paradigm for the Postgenomics Era

        Edited by Bernhard Strauss, Marta Bertolaso, Ingemar Ernberg and Mina J. Bissell

        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

        Biomechanics of Movement

        Biomechanics of Movement

        The Science of Sports, Robotics, and Rehabilitation

        by Thomas K. Uchida and Scott L. Delp

        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.
        Vigor

        Vigor

        Vigor

        Neuroeconomics of Movement Control

        by Reza Shadmehr and Alaa A. Ahmed

        ISBN: 9780262044059

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 21, 2020

        An examination of the link between the vigor with which we move and the value that the brain assigns to the goal of the movement.
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