How to be an anti-reductionist about developmental biology: Response to Laubichler and Wagner

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-91

  Frost Arnold, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Molecular biology; Reductionism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 1542651983     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIPH.0000013291.43498.1f     Document Type: Article

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