Cohort Program Blog, Interviews and Other Writing

  • Inherency in evolution

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    Posted 22/05/2023

    What is inherency? What are the potential flaws with our understanding of biological function?

    On this episode, we talk with Stuart Newman,…

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  • What is evolutionary developmental biology?

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    Posted 10/05/2023

    A discussion on The People's Forum about evolutionary developmental biology, or “EvoDevo” with cell biologist, Stuart Newman.

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  • Organizing Interdisciplinary Research on Purpose

    Authors: Alan C. Love and Max Dresow
    Posted 18/10/2021
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    The star-nosed mole is aptly named. Its distinctive snout consists of twenty-two tendrils ringing a pair of nostrils and, from some angles, the entire setup resembles a misshapen star. The tendrils are fleshy and look a bit like fingers and, like fingers, they have a certain “manual” dexterity. But…

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