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020 _a9781108593014 (ebook)
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050 4 _aQH307.2
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082 0 4 _a570
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100 1 _aAnkeny, Rachel A.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aModel organisms /
_cRachel A. Ankeny, Sabina Leonelli.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2020.
300 _a1 online resource (80 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology,
_x2515-1126
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2020).
506 _aOpen Access title.
520 _aThis Element presents a philosophical exploration of the concept of the 'model organism' in contemporary biology. Thinking about model organisms enables us to examine how living organisms have been brought into the laboratory and used to gain a better understanding of biology, and to explore the research practices, commitments, and norms underlying this understanding. We contend that model organisms are key components of a distinctive way of doing research. We focus on what makes model organisms an important type of model, and how the use of these models has shaped biological knowledge, including how model organisms represent, how they are used as tools for intervention, and how the representational commitments linked to their use as models affect the research practices associated with them.
650 0 _aBiology.
700 1 _aLeonelli, Sabina,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108742320
830 0 _aCambridge elements.
_pElements in the philosophy of biology,
_x2515-1126.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108593014
999 _c38691
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