What Insights Does C.R. Woese Offer for the Future of Biology?

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Carl R. Woese's article "A New Biology for a New Century" critiques the current state of biology and suggests a new direction for the field. Discussions among microbiologists at a recent conference highlighted the validity of Woese's insights, particularly regarding the limitations of molecular biology. Woese, a microbiologist with a strong background in math, physics, and biophysics, emphasizes the need for a new discipline to address the shortcomings of molecular biology. The article also touches on historical aspects of physics, inviting comments from physicists. Access to the full article is restricted, but summaries and notes on its major points are available for those interested.
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Couple weeks ago, I read an article by Carl R. Woese titled "A New Biology for a New Century" . Woese discuss the state of biology nowadays and the direction it should follows. We were discussing the article amongst some microbiologist the other at our conference and what came out was that he was rigth. I was wondering what you guys at to say. He is also convering some physics history, so physicists are more than welcome to comment on his view.

C.R. Woese is a microbiologist at the Univeristy of Illinois at Urban-champaign. He hold a B. Sc. in math and physics and a PhD in biophysics. http://www.life.uiuc.edu/micro/faculty/faculty_woese.htm
He has also done major works on archeas and their classification.

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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=12077305
http://www.physicspost.com/articles.php?articleId=175
 
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The full article is behind a subscription wall. From the abstract I couldn't learn what he wants to put in place of molecular biology. What is the new discipline that will do the things molecular biology can't?
 
Carl Woese to be freed on June 1, 2005

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The full article is behind a subscription wall.
...http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=419918 2005.



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I have the article on my computer and I can make available do anyone who wants it. I can also try to make notes of the major points from the article.
 

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