On the utility of a mechanistic approach to physiology [electronic resource] : part 1: Descriptive vs. mechanistic biology / John S. Torday.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolutionary physiology: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2016Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (11 min.) : color, sound)Other title: Descriptive versus mechanistic biology | Descriptive vs. mechanistic biologySubject(s): 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 BiologyOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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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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Mode of access: World Wide Web.