Research Articles
The Blueprint and the Tapestry: How Biology and History Explain Our World
Exploring how biology and history approach explanation through mechanistic causality and contextual interpretation in complex systems.
The Unifiers: How the 2008 American Society of Naturalists Awards Illuminated Biology's Grand Patterns
Exploring how the 2008 ASN awards celebrated researchers who revealed fundamental biological principles connecting diverse fields from molecular biology to ecosystems.
The Architecture of Life: How Hierarchy and Systems Redefine the Organism
Exploring how organisms function as hierarchical, integrated systems from molecular to ecological levels.
The Mosaic of Life: Why Biology Thrives on Multiple Explanations
Exploring integrative pluralism in biology - how diverse explanations work together to understand complex biological systems.
Unlocking Life's Blueprints: The Thrilling Quest for Explanation in Biology
Explore the fundamental types of biological explanations and how they help us understand life's complex mechanisms, evolutionary histories, and functions.
The Making of a Modern Biologist: Decoding Life's Blueprint in the 21st Century
Exploring how modern biologists blend computational tools with molecular precision to tackle humanity's greatest challenges through genetic engineering and synthetic biology.