At 07:07 PM 5/29/99 +0100, you wrote:
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>> For me the lesson to be learned about the cells in Dolly's body is that it
>> is a good example of ignorance of dialectical materialism: the
>geneticists
>> do not try to look for and understand the fundamental contradictions of
>> change (growth and development), treating the "gene" and the cell as
>though
>> they are unconnected, independent and not related to the organism and
>the
>> world in which the organism lives. The need for Vygotsky and xmca
>> (activity theory people) to become literate in molecular genetics and the
>> relation to behavioral development is great if we are to be able to guard
>> against the misuse of genetics in educational and other societal policies.
>> Ethel
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>Steven Rose's latest splendidly dialectical book 'Lifelines' contains two
>polemics (a) against genetic determinism, which he says is based on wrong
>science; (b) against what he calls 'Universal Darwinism' (Dawkins and co).
>As usual with Rose's books there's quite a lot of philosophy, reflections on
>the practice of science and social critique all from a Marxist viewpoint.
>And I could understand it without ever having studied biology even in
>school, let alone 'become literate in molecular genetics'...
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>Bruce Robinson
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>> At 08:12 AM 5/28/99 -0700, Daniel F Webster wrote:
>> >I hear reports that in testing Dolly scientists have discovered that the
>> >cells in Dolly's body are refelctive of the cells in sheep her mother's
>> >age; she will likely die before others of her generation. Isn't it like
>> >that in education, hanging onto the basic, the tried-and-true without
>> >consideration for the delights of discovery and independence of the
>> >individual human spirit?
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>> >+ Dan +
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