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A metaphor can direct attention and explanation without determining the underlying observations.
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Compare two descriptions of gene regulation and identify a research question that each framing foregrounds.
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Find a copyA feeling for the organism. Historical and philosophical work on scientific explanation, gender and the language of biology. Examine what a metaphor makes researchers look for.
Answer this question in your own words: How can a metaphor influence a scientific question?
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A metaphor can direct attention and explanation without determining the underlying observations.
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Common mistake: Summarising a biography instead of explaining the argument.
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Evelyn Fox Keller · book
Locate two passages about “How can a metaphor influence a scientific question” using the contents or index. Record their chapter/section names in your notes; this route assigns selections, not the whole work.
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Find a copyA feeling for the organism. Historical and philosophical work on scientific explanation, gender and the language of biology. Examine what a metaphor makes researchers look for.
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Compare two descriptions of gene regulation and identify a research question that each framing foregrounds.
A useful response carries out the task: Compare two descriptions of gene regulation and identify a research question that each framing foregrounds. It records the observation or passage used and explains how it bears on the question.
What to look for
Common mistake: Presenting an opinion without showing the example it rests on.
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What is one conclusion this reading does not establish?
Test the boundary: A critique of scientific language is not a replacement for checking experimental evidence.
A critique of scientific language is not a replacement for checking experimental evidence.
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Common mistake: Treating a useful interpretation as an unrestricted fact.
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Historical and philosophical work on scientific explanation, gender and the language of biology. Examine what a metaphor makes researchers look for.
Introduction or preface and opening chapter. Record the edition and translator before reading.