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Scientists Revisit the 'Landscape' Metaphor for How Life Develops
Original: How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own.
Quanta Magazine explores how the 'landscape' metaphor — the idea that biological development follows paths across a landscape of possible states — is gaining renewed traction in biology. The piece examines how researchers use this framework to describe how cells and organisms unfold from genetic instructions, and why it has become central to modern debates in developmental and systems biology.
Why now: A prominent science magazine has just published an in-depth feature on the concept, prompting discussion among biology readers.
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- How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own. · Quanta Magazine
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