BIOL 2P05 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Louis Pasteur, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• School: Brock University
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIOL 2P05
• Professor: Mike Bidochka

Document Summary

Before human genome sequencing (h. g. s. ) in 2003, estimated we have 100,000 genes: with hgs. Humans: 22,300 genes, moss: 32,300, human gut: 3. 3-5 million. Before darwin: major changes in scientific perception necessary for dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s theories, separation of myth & science, 2. Separation of myth & science: human culture has a set of creation myths to explain how world was created. Starting in the 6th century bce, greek philosophers developed natural physical laws to explain the world. 492-432 b. c) (cid:862)(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) heads gre(cid:449) up (cid:449)/o (cid:374)e(cid:272)ks & ar(cid:373)s (cid:449)ere (cid:449)a(cid:374)deri(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out (cid:374)aked, (cid:271)ereft of shoulders, & e(cid:455)es roa(cid:373)ed (cid:449)/ (cid:374)o foreheads(cid:863) Individuals were assembled from parts that were unable to function together they died off: w/o using supernatural interventions, explained the diversity of life &why components of each species seem to be suited to environment. Originator of scientific study of life ~structured logic, hypothesis testing. Traditional view-universe is static ~ everything that there is always existed.