This article addresses the question whether and how literary documents can be used to further our understanding of a number of key issues on the agenda of the philosophy of biology such as "complexity" and "reductionism". Kant already granted a certain respectability to aesthetical experiences of nature in his third Critique. Subsequently, the philosophical movement known as phenomenology often...

A Comparative Study of Habitat Complexity, Neuroanatomy, and Cognitive Behavior in Anolis Lizards by Brian J Powell Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Manuel Leal, Supervisor ___________________________ Sabrina Burmeister ___________________________ Cliff Cunningham ___________________________ Sönke Johnsen __________________...

RNA Recognition and Regulation of the AU-rich RNA Binding Proteins: HuR, TTP and BRF1 by Matthew Burk Friedersdorf Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Cancer Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Jack Keene, Supervisor ___________________________ Matthais Gromeier ___________________________ Jeffrey Rathmell ___________________________ D...

The Maintenance of Genetic Variation by Environmental Selection by Cheng-Ruei Lee Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Thomas Mitchell-Olds, Supervisor ___________________________ Philip Benfey ___________________________ Mohamed Noor ___________________________ Mark Rausher ___________________________ John Willis An abstract o...

Causes and Consequences of Recombination Rate Variation in Drosophila by Laurie Sherie Stevison Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Mohamed Noor, Supervisor ___________________________ Corbin D. Jones ___________________________ Thomas Mitchell-Olds ___________________________ Gregory Wray ___________________________ David Mac...

Ultimate Causes and Consequences of Coloration in North American Black Widows by Nicholas C. Brandley Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Sönke Johnsen, Supervisor ___________________________ Stephen Nowicki ___________________________ Susan C. Alberts ___________________________ Daniel McShea ___________________________ H Fre...

The appraisal of scientific status evolution is a great attempt by Karl Popper to combine Darwinian theory with its falsification system. Compared other natural science theories, occupies special and important position in his philosophy Popper's the has experienced long process from "singular historical statement" "metaphysical research programme" "scientific theory", shifting denial approval. ...

The Role of FGF Signaling During Granule Neuron Precursor Development and Tumorigenesis by Brian Andrew Emmenegger Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University Date: _________________________ Approved: ______________________________ Robert J. Wechsler-Reya, Supervisor ______________________________ Dennis J. Thiele ______________________________ Ann Marie Pendergast ___________...

Tel1p and Mec1p Regulate Chromosome Segregation and Chromosome Rearrangements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Jennifer Lynn McCulley Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Dr. Thomas D. Petes, Chair ___________________________ Dr. Sue Jinks-Robertson ___________________________ Dr. Daniel J. Lew ___________...

Analysis and Redesign of Protein-Protein Interactions: A Hotspot-Centric View by Curtis James Layton Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Homme Hellinga, Supervisor ___________________________ David Beratan ___________________________ Terrence Oas ___________________________ Weitao Yang ___________...