Quantum biology is usually considered to be a new discipline, arising from recent research
that suggests that biological phenomena such as photosynthesis, enzyme catalysis, avian …

Biological systems are dynamical, constantly exchanging energy and matter with the
environment in order to maintain the non-equilibrium state synonymous with living …

Embryology as met with in veterinary and medical curricula is of necessity mainly confined to
the description of developmental processes occurring in the embryo, little attention being …

There is an underlying assumption in the social sciences that consciousness and social life
are ultimately classical physical/material phenomena. In this ground-breaking book …

What do biologists want? If, unlike their counterparts in physics, biologists are generally
wary of a grand, overarching theory, at what kinds of explanation do biologists aim? How will …

The life of Niels Bohr spanned times of revolutionary change in science itself as well as its
impact on society. Along with Albert Einstein, Bohr can be considered to be this century's …

De stelling dat'goede'wetenschap identiek is aan wetenschap die zichzelf tot doel stelt
volkomen waardevrij te zijn, kan vandaag op nog weinig bijval rekenen. Integendeel, hoe …

The genetic code appeared on Earth with the first cells. The codes of cultural evolution
arrived almost four billion years later. These are the only codes that are recognized by …

We have seen these children—the shy and the sociable, the cautious and the daring—and
wondered what makes one avoid new experience and another avidly pursue it. At the crux of …

Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question:'What is life, and how did
it emerge from non-life?'This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists ever …