Multilevel research strategies and biological systems

Maureen A. O'Malley; Ingo Brigandt; Alan C. Love; John W. Crawford; Jack A. Gilbert; Rob Knight; Sandra D. Mitchell; Forest Rohwer

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Multilevel research strategies and biological systems

Maureen A. O'Malley, Ingo Brigandt, Alan C. Love, John W. Crawford, Jack A. Gilbert, Rob Knight, Sandra D. Mitchell, Forest Rohwer

Philosophy (Twin Cities)

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Multilevel research strategies characterize contemporary molecular inquiry into biological systems. We outline conceptual, methodological, and explanatory dimensions of these multilevel strategies in microbial ecology, systems biology, protein research, and developmental biology. This review of emerging lines of inquiry in thesefields suggests that multilevel research in molecular life sciences has significant implications for philosophical understandings of explanation, modeling, and representation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	811-828
Number of pages	18
Journal	Philosophy of Science
Volume	81
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/677889
State	Published - 2014

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