![]() ![]() Through their dynamic interaction, Keller points out, they define the realm of the possible in science. Refiguring Life explains how the metaphors and machinery of research are not merely the products of scientific discovery but actually work together to map out the territory along which new metaphors and machines can be constructed. Keller shows how these metaphors began as objects of contestation between competing visions of the life sciences, how they came to be recast and appropriated by already established research agendas, and how in the process they ultimately came to subvert those same agendas. In a final section she traces the impact of new metaphors, born of the computer revolution, on the course of biological research. Keller continues with an exploration of the border traffic between biology and physics, focusing on the question of life and the law of increasing entropy. Book Synopsis - Utne Reader From the Back Cover Refiguring Life begins with the history of genetics and embryology, showing how discipline-based metaphors have directed scientists search for evidence. ![]()
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