Abstract

AbstractReductionistic explanations in biology generally assume that biological mechanisms are highly deterministic. A contrasting view has emerged recently that takes into account the degeneracy of biological processes- the ability to arrive at a given endpoint by a variety of available paths- and pays particular attention to the role of history and contingency in biology.

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