Philip Ball
Person on 2 sites
British science writer and former editor at Nature, author of books on chemistry, physics and biology including How Life Works.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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9 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The role of genes is not that of a blueprint or an instruction book. (opens korrents.com)
“I want rather to examine exactly what that role is. I suggest that it is not a “blueprint” role, nor an “instruction book” role.”
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Lazy, outdated narratives about genes are hurting public understanding of genomics, medicine and genealogy. (opens korrents.com)
“In particular, they have often been given lazy, outdated and misleading narratives about genes that are now causing problems for public understanding of genomic technologies, medicines, and genealogies.”
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Agency in biology is not a mysterious property that goes where mechanism cannot. (opens korrents.com)
“Agency is not about that! It is not some mysterious property that goes where mechanism cannot.”
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The role of genes is not that of a blueprint or an instruction book. (opens korrents.com)