Project News

July 12
Adventures in interdisciplinarity

In the June 2023 issue of the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) newsletter, Max Dresow speaks with Alan Love about organizing research on “purpose.” The full newsletter is available online, and previous issues are available online and via PDF.

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July 11
Post‐secretory synthesis of a natural analog of iron‐gall ink in the black nectar of Melianthus spp

Emilie Snell-Rood, PI of the “‘Function’ in biology and bio-inspired design” project, contributed to the Open Access New Phytologist article, “Post‐secretory synthesis of a natural analog of iron‐gall ink in the black nectar of Melianthus spp.”

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July 10
Repeated platelet activation and the potential of previously activated platelets to contribute to thrombus formation

Jonathan Gibbins, part of the “Mistakes in living systems: a new conceptual framework,” project, contributed to the Open Access Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis article, “Repeated platelet activation and the potential of previously activated platelets to contribute to thrombus formation.”

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July 8
Reuniting philosophy and science to advance cancer research

Anya Plutynski, coordinator of the “Agency and Directionality in Development” cluster of projects, contributed to the Open Access Biological Reviews article, “Reuniting philosophy and science to advance cancer research.”

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July 6
Selfish evolution of placental hormones

Manus Patten, co-PI of the “Paradox of the Organism” project, contributed to the Open Access Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health article, “Selfish evolution of placental hormones.”

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