Torday, John S.

On the utility of a mechanistic approach to physiology part 1: Descriptive vs. mechanistic biology / [electronic resource] : Descriptive versus mechanistic biology Descriptive vs. mechanistic biology John S. Torday. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2016. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (11 min.) : color, sound). - Evolutionary physiology, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolutionary physiology. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: History of descriptive physiology -- Systems biology -- The biota expansion -- Downward causation vs. cell-cell signaling -- Holism vs. Reductionism: philosophical views about nature -- Molecular changes mediating evolution -- Cell communication as mechanism of novelty -- From phylogeny-ontogeny to homeostasis & repair -- Homeostasis as the mechanism for evolution -- Explicate/Implicate order.

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4004 Henry Stewart Talks


Cell interaction.
Evolution (Biology)
Molecular evolution.
Physiology, Comparative.
Systems biology.
Biodiversity.
Biological Evolution.
Biota.
Cell Communication.
Evolution, Molecular.
Homeostasis.
Molecular Biology.
Pathologic Processes.
Phylogeny.
Physiology, Comparative.
Systems Biology.
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