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PAPERBACK price:$45.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY PDF Report Brief Display this book on your site! Related Titles Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology Mathematics and 21st Century Biology Other Related Titles The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology: Catalyzing Transformative Research (2008) Board on Life Sciences (BLS) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix C: Workshop on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Science for the 21st Century." The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology: Catalyzing Transformative Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 196   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix C Workshop on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Science for the 21st Century Location: National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia List of speakers Robert Full, University of California, Berkeley Sarah Rice, Northwestern University Ken Dill, University of California, San Francisco Garrett Odell, University of Washington Paul Magwene, Duke University Melanie Moses, University of New Mexico Robert Dorit, Smith College David Hillis, University of Texas, Austin Virginia Walbot, Stanford University Nancy Knowlton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego Lee-Alan Dugatkin, University of Louisville Stephen Lisberger, University of California, San Francisco Page 196 Front Matter (R1-R12) Summary (1-12) 1 Introduction (13-24) 2 The Integral Role of Theory in Biology (25-37) 3 Are There Still New Life Forms to Be Discovered? The Diversity of Life - Why It Exists and Why It's Important (38-66) 4 What Role Does Life Play in the Metabolism of Planet Earth? (67-80) 5 How Do Cells Really Work? (81-89) 6 What Are the Engineering Principles of Life? (90-109) 7 What Is the Information That Defines and Sustains Life? (110-129) 8 What Determines How Organisms Behave in Their Worlds? (130-144) 9 How Much Can We Tell About the Past - and Predict About the Future - by Studying Life on Earth Today? (145-156) 10 Education:Learning to Think About the Elephant (157-161) 11 Findings and Recommendations (162-167) References (168-186) Appendix A: Statement of Task (187-187) Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (188-195) Appendix C: Workshop on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Science for the 21st Century (196-196)

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The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology: Catalyzing Transformative Research Appendix C Workshop on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Science for the 21st Century Location: National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia List of speakers Robert Full, University of California, Berkeley Sarah Rice, Northwestern University Ken Dill, University of California, San Francisco Garrett Odell, University of Washington Paul Magwene, Duke University Melanie Moses, University of New Mexico Robert Dorit, Smith College David Hillis, University of Texas, Austin Virginia Walbot, Stanford University Nancy Knowlton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego Lee-Alan Dugatkin, University of Louisville Stephen Lisberger, University of California, San Francisco