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Wormwholes: A Commentary on K. F. Schaffner's “Genes, Behavior, and Developmental Emergentism”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Scott F. Gilbert  and
Erik M. Jorgensen
Scott F. Gilbert*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Martin Biological Laboratories, Swarthmore College
Erik M. Jorgensen*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Utah
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Abstract

Although Caenorhabditis elegans was chosen and modified to be an organism that would facilitate a reductionist program for neurogenetics, recent research has provided evidence for properties that are emergent from the neurons. While neurogenetic advances have been made using C. elegans which may be useful in explaining human neurobiology, there are severe limitations on C. elegans to explain any significant human behavior.

Type
Research Article
Information
Philosophy of Science , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , June 1998 , pp. 259 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1998

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Send requests for reprints to Scott F. Gilbert, Department of Biology, Martin Biological Laboratories, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081 USA; or Erik M. Jorgensen, Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112–0840.

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