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- Title
Science, Culture and Epigenetics.
- Abstract
The article offers information on the relationship of science, culture and epigenetics. Topics discussed include accidental genetic mutations in individuals that were advantageous to survival became more frequent in subsequent populations; author David Wootton in his recent book on the scientific revolution claim that the majority of students studied natural philosophy in the faculty of arts in a strictly secular context; and Wootton argued that science emerged from a humanities based exploration of Greek, Chinese and Islamic texts. It also mention that modern science was a significantly literary practice, with its origins and current practices firmly in the arts and letters, and work of scholar C.H. Waddington on hereditable features.
- Subjects
SCIENCE &; civilization; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC mutation; WOOTTON, David; SCIENTIFIC Revolution; HUMANITIES; WADDINGTON, C. H.; HEREDITY
- Publication
Leonardo, 2017, Vol 50, Issue 2, p118
- ISSN
0024-094X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1162/LEON_e_01385