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Response or Comment

Publication Date

6-1-1998

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Philosphy Of Science

Abstract

Although Caenorhabditis elegans was chosen and modified to be an organism that would facilitate a reductionist program for neurogenetics, recent research has provided evidence for properties that are emergent from the neurons. While neurogenetic advances have been made using C. elegans which may be useful in explaining human neurobiology, there are severe limitations on C. elegans to explain any significant human behavior.

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This work is freely available courtesy of the Philosophy of Science Association and University of Chicago Press.

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