Anya Plutynski - Philosophy of Molecular Biology & Genes

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What is a gene? Molecular biology, genome, genetic engineering, as well as genes, define our century of biology. But what do these terms actually signify? How to understand each term precisely?

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Anya Plutynski is a historian and philosopher of biology and medicine. She currently teaches philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis.

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