We don't even know what genes are | Philip Ball on a "new biology"
Philip Ball explains what molecular biology got wrong about genetics.
Did we get genetics completely wrong?
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Join leading science journalist Philip Ball in this this exclusive studio interview that challenges some of biology’s most entrenched ideas. Ball argues that familiar ideas - the genome as a blueprint, genes as instructions, proteins as precision machines, even cells as fixed entities - are incomplete or misleading. Instead, he presents life as a multilevel, self-organizing system governed by principles that cut across genes, cells, tissues, and whole organisms, and discusses the radical implications this "new biology" may have for humanity.
#biology #evolution #science #genetics #molecularbiology
Philip Ball is a renowned British science writer and former editor of Nature, celebrated for uncovering the poetic wonder within hard science. In over thirty books, including Critical Mass (Royal Society Winton Prize), Beyond Weird (Physics World Book of the Year), and How Life Works, he explores how science is deeply entwined with culture, politics, and imagination.
The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=we-dont-know-what-genes-are
00:00 Introduction
00:33 What is a mechanistic view of biology, and what's wrong with it?
03:07 How do our protein compositions prove that we're not like machines?
06:21 What does disorder in biology imply?
08:33 If genes aren't the blueprint for life, what are they?
12:09 If genes aren't determining proteins, should we use a hierarchy instead?
13:45 Is the whole organism influencing its individual parts?
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Did we get genetics completely wrong?
With a free trial, you can watch Philip debate the failures of the human genome project at https://iai.tv/video/the-blueprint-for-life?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description
Join leading science journalist Philip Ball in this this exclusive studio interview that challenges some of biology’s most entrenched ideas. Ball argues that familiar ideas - the genome as a blueprint, genes as instructions, proteins as precision machines, even cells as fixed entities - are incomplete or misleading. Instead, he presents life as a multilevel, self-organizing system governed by principles that cut across genes, cells, tissues, and whole organisms, and discusses the radical implications this "new biology" may have for humanity.
#biology #evolution #science #genetics #molecularbiology
Philip Ball is a renowned British science writer and former editor of Nature, celebrated for uncovering the poetic wonder within hard science. In over thirty books, including Critical Mass (Royal Society Winton Prize), Beyond Weird (Physics World Book of the Year), and How Life Works, he explores how science is deeply entwined with culture, politics, and imagination.
The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=we-dont-know-what-genes-are
00:00 Introduction
00:33 What is a mechanistic view of biology, and what's wrong with it?
03:07 How do our protein compositions prove that we're not like machines?
06:21 What does disorder in biology imply?
08:33 If genes aren't the blueprint for life, what are they?
12:09 If genes aren't determining proteins, should we use a hierarchy instead?
13:45 Is the whole organism influencing its individual parts?
For debates and talks: https://iai.tv
For articles: https://iai.tv/articles
For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses
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