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UNISA996217522803316 |
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Autore |
Dougherty Edward R |
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Titolo |
Epistemology of the cell : a systems perspective on biological knowledge / / Edward R. Dougherty, Michael L. Bittner |
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Piscataway, New Jersey : , : IEEE Press, , c2011 |
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[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2011] |
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ISBN |
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1-118-10487-0 |
1-283-25615-0 |
9786613256157 |
1-118-10485-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 p.) |
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Collana |
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IEEE press series on biomedical engineering ; ; 37 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BittnerMichael L (Michael Louis) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biology - Philosophy |
Research |
Stochastic processes |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Science and knowledge -- Causality and the three pillars of Aristotelian science -- Scientific knowledge -- Cells and factories -- Translational science -- Stochastic validation : classification -- Stochastic validation : networks -- Sola fides -- Model-based experimentation in biology. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Honorable mention - Biomedicine and Neuroscience, 2011 Prose Awards" An examination of how the cell should be described in order to effectively process biological data ""The fruitful pursuit of biological knowledge requires one to take Einstein's admonition [on science without epistemology] as a practical demand for scientific research, to recognize Waddington's characterization of the subject matter of biology, and to embrace Wiener's conception of the form of biological knowledge in response to its subject matter. It is from this vantage point that we consider the epistemo |
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