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11 Απρ 2020 · We would like to discuss now the issues of (a) the existence of laws in biological sciences, (b) the place of models in theories of biology, and (c) the unifying power of biological theories, in the light of the analyses carried out.
18 Απρ 2017 · By analysing the practical utility of definitions of life in scientific practice, we propose that definitions of life in these domains should be considered in a non-standard and weaker sense, as operational definitions.
3 Ιουν 2022 · Exactly what entities undergo development, and what are the process’ temporal, spatial, and functional boundaries? These questions are debated in biology and philosophy (Bonner 1974; Pradeu et al. 2011). Also unsettled are the nature and significance of scientific theories.
18 Μαρ 2011 · Information theory has developed two general perspectives, “communications theory” and “measurement theory.” Both agree that information (1) is anything transmitted from a “source” through a “channel” to a “receiver” and (2) is an abstraction rather than a material part of the system.
In this article, we focus on critical parameters such as time, water, entropy, space, quantum properties, and electrostatic potential to redefine the nature of living matter, with special emphasis on biological coding.
Three of the most important theories in biology are cell theory, the chromosomal theory of inheritance, and the theory of evolution by natural selection. The details of these theories will be covered in later chapters, or in the case of evolution by natural selection, in other courses.
1 Ιαν 2013 · One of the central aims of science is explanation: scientists seek to uncover why things happen the way they do. This chapter addresses what kinds of explanations are formulated in biology, how explanatory aims influence other features of the field of biology, and...
