Causal explanation beyond the gene: manipulation and causality in epigenetics

<p class="Standard1"><strong>This paper deals with the interrelationship between causal explanation and methodology in a relatively young discipline in biology: epigenetics. Based on cases from molecular and ecological epigenetics, I show that James Woodward’s interventionist a...

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Main Author: Jan Baedke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2012-06-01
Series:THEORIA : an International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Science
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Online Access:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/4073