We Still Can't Explain Biology With Molecules

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 19:07 in Biology & Nature

Most science talks I listen to, even good ones, leave me dissatisfied because the stories I hear never come to a complete resolution. The issue is this: we can get from traits to genes, and from genes to molecular biology. But we have largely failed at getting from molecular biology back to the characteristics of organisms. We don't do a good job explaining organismal traits with molecular biology. read more

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