6/2/2023 0 Comments What is life paul nurse reviewHis overall theme here is, life is extremely complicated. Nurse begins by accounting for life in the familiar terms of cell, genes and biochemistry. But then, “important overarching ideas of this kind do exist in biology, and they help us make sense of life in all its complexity.” So, better a myth than no explanation at all? Why is it so important to Nurse and many of his fellow geneticists that natural selection be accepted as science? “I should say, right at the start, that we biologists often shy away from talking about great ideas and grand theories.” Fine. The creation myth of that community, natural selection, he presents to us as science. But, he claims, the creation myth of his own community, professional scientists, is an exception. “Creation myths exist in most cultures” says Paul Nurse. Details Written by Shaun Johnston Shaun Johnston Published: MaMaHits: 1661 1661
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