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      • Stephen Webster, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      24 May 2010
      03 April 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511754975
      9780521590594
      9780521599542
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511754975
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 248 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 248 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Life Science Professional Development, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
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    Thinking about Biology is intended for biology students who are interested in reflecting on the wider contexts of their studies. This 2003 book encourages students to see that biology does not deliver certainties; it discusses how biological ideas become established facts; it uses history to examine how ideas change, and to show that the biological facts that form the basis of a biology course are likely to change too. Each chapter is based on biological topics, and examines them for their philosophical, social and political implications. Topics covered include the role of natural selection in evolution, the history of ideas about fertilisation and inheritance, vivisection, and reductionism. Genetically modified foods, xenotransplantation, eugenics, and genetic testing are some of the controversial subjects discussed. Thinking About Biology should be essential reading for all college students already taking a biology course, and for those contemplating such a course in the future.

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    "Webster provides a thought-provoking view of the traditional ideas about biologic science and then goes a step further in discussing the ethical and political consequences of biology.... this lively and controversial collection of readings will make the theories of biology much more alive." Choice

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