Publisher's Synopsis
Scientists are rapidly mapping the chemical and physical pathways that constitute biological systems making the complexity of processes like inheritance development evolution and even the origin of life increasingly tractable. The idea of a science-driven unity of knowledge has re-emerged in several forms and in both reductionist and non-reductionist frameworks. This volume looks at some of the extraordinary empirical discoveries that have revived this idea and presents the reflections of those that have thought deeply about the implications.
