Article ID: CBB000501628

How Biologists Conceptualize Genes: An Empirical Study (2004)

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Philosophers and historians of biology have argued that genes are conceptualized differently in different fields of biology and that these differences influence both the conduct of research and the interpretation of research by audiences outside the field in which the research was conducted. In this paper we report the results of a questionnaire study of how genes are conceptualized by biological scientists at the University of Sydney, Australia. The results provide tentative support for some hypotheses about conceptual differences between different fields of biological research.

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Authors & Contributors
Shea, Elizabeth Parthenia
Frezza, Giulia
Van de Peer, Yves
De Tiège, Alexis
Tanghe, Koen B.
Buiatti, Marcello
Concepts
Genetics
Genes
Philosophy of science
Molecular biology
Evolution
Controversies and disputes
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
19th century
Modern
Places
United States
Belgium
Institutions
Human Genome Project
Ghent University
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