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==Modern Research==
==Modern Research==
Modern biological research is heavily focused on identifying [[gene]]s and characterizing their [[gene expression|expression]] and function. Progress in this field has enabled scientists to analyze organisms as [[complex]] molecular systems. The study of complex systems has also been applied to ecology. There is also rapid characterization of the [[biodiversity]] of the [[Earth]]. This is especially pronounced in [[microbiology]], where surveys of diversity have only become possible with the development of modern molecular techniques.
==Ethical implications==
==Ethical implications==
[[Philosophy of science|Philosophers of science]] generally extrapolate from the principle of homeostasis to the conclusion that adaptive evolution is contrary to the nature of life, since it relies on the repeated disruption of equilibrium. The principle of homeostasis also indicates that societal change tends to be self-perpetuating and ultimately self-destructive, since each change brings the societal system further from equilibrium, resulting in additional changes and ultimately collapse.
[[Philosophy of science|Philosophers of science]] generally extrapolate from the principle of homeostasis to the conclusion that adaptive evolution is contrary to the nature of life, since it relies on the repeated disruption of equilibrium. The principle of homeostasis also indicates that societal change tends to be self-perpetuating and ultimately self-destructive, since each change brings the societal system further from equilibrium, resulting in additional changes and ultimately collapse.
[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Biology]]