"I do not consider myself a philosopher. I am a biologist, attempting to grapple with the Schrodinger question, “What …"

"On balance, the cartesian metaphor of organism as machine has proved to be a good idea. Ideas do not have to be corre…"

"Perhaps the first lesson to be learned from biology is that there are lessons to be learned from biology."

"The point of departure is the measurement problem, as it appears in physics; the manner in which measurements allow u…"

"It is essential to realize at this point that the formalism to be developed, although we cast it initially primarily …"

"For a long time, people have been trying to characterize or define the notion of system. After all, “systems” are sup…"

"Let us begin by observing that the word "system" is almost never used by itself; it is generally accompanied by an ad…"

"entails the regulation of , cell expansion, and , and patterning of the organ as a whole. s are ideally suited to dis…"

"As a graduate student, I encountered a book that still inspires me: Classic Papers in Genetics edited by . Sadly, it …"

"Flowers are organized into concentric s of s, s, s and s, with each of these floral organ types having a unique role …"