Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity
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"Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity" is a theoretical biology book by Denis Noble that challenges gene-centric views of life by arguing for a multi-level, systems-based understanding of biological organization and causation.
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| Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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theoretical biology book ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
biological relativity principle
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contextual interpretation of genes ⓘ importance of higher-level constraints ⓘ multi-level causation in biology ⓘ |
| author | Denis Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| challenges | gene-centric view of life ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of biology
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systems biology ⓘ theoretical biology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-reductionist
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organism-centered ⓘ systems-theoretic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
biological information
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biological relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ causal loops in biology ⓘ causal pluralism in biology ⓘ causation in biology ⓘ complex systems ⓘ context-dependence of gene function ⓘ critique of gene-centrism ⓘ critique of genetic determinism ⓘ critique of the modern synthesis ⓘ downward causation ⓘ emergence in biological systems ⓘ epigenetics ⓘ extended evolutionary synthesis ⓘ gene regulatory networks ⓘ holistic approaches in biology ⓘ integrative physiology ⓘ levels of biological organization ⓘ mathematical modeling in biology ⓘ multi-level organization in biology ⓘ multi-scale modeling ⓘ organism as an integrated system ⓘ organism-level causation ⓘ organismic biology ⓘ philosophical foundations of biology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ relational biology NERFINISHED ⓘ systems-based understanding of life ⓘ systems-level causation ⓘ systems-level explanation ⓘ |
| proposes | that no single level of biological organization has privileged causal status ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Music of Life: Biology Beyond Genes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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