Hagen J B
Biology Department, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142, USA.
J Hist Biol. 1999 Autumn;32(2):321-41. doi: 10.1023/a:1004660202226.
Biologists and historians often present natural histoy and molecular biology as distinct, perhaps conflicting, fields in biological research. Such accounts, although supported by abundant evidence, overlook important areas of overlap between these areas. Focusing upon examples drawn particularly from systematics and molecular evolution, I argue that naturalists and molecular biologists often share questions, methods, and forms of explanation. Acknowledging these interdisciplinary efforts provides a more balanced account of the development of biology during the post-World War II era.
生物学家和历史学家常常将自然史和分子生物学描述为生物学研究中截然不同、甚至可能相互冲突的领域。尽管有大量证据支持这种说法，但这些描述忽略了这两个领域之间重要的重叠部分。通过特别关注从系统学和分子进化中选取的例子，我认为博物学家和分子生物学家常常有着共同的问题、方法和解释形式。认识到这些跨学科的努力能为二战后生物学的发展提供更平衡的描述。
