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Researcher asks, Is the cell REALLY a machine?

Nicholson: “The recent introduction of novel experimental techniques capable of tracking individual molecules within cells in real time is leading to the rapid accumulation of data that are inconsistent with an engineering view of the cell.” Cells are more than machines but that only makes any form of Darwinism less likely. Read More ›

Why some biologists are beginning to question the “biological species concept”

Wilcox: "Perhaps this could all be resolved if the scientific community simply agreed upon a definition for each rank, but there’s no consensus for that." If modern biology began with “On the Origin of Species,” many may be willing to live with chaos to protect the sacred history. Read More ›

Why scientists tend to dismiss well-supported ideas that lie outside the paradigm

The problem is that people can come to think of approved stagnation as a duty and stagnating as a virtue. If a genius comes along, with new ideas, they have lost the habit of listening with expectation. Read More ›