Witzany Guenther
Telos-Philosophische Praxis , Buermoos, Austria.
Commun Integr Biol. 2016 Apr 8;9(2):e1164374. doi: 10.1080/19420889.2016.1164374. eCollection 2016 Mar-Apr.
Although molecular biology, genetics, and related special disciplines represent a large amount of empirical data, a practical method for the evaluation and overview of current knowledge is far from being realized. The main concepts and narratives in these fields have remained nearly the same for decades and the more recent empirical data concerning the role of noncoding RNAs and persistent viruses and their defectives do not fit into this scenario. A more innovative approach such as applied biocommunication theory could translate empirical data into a coherent perspective on the functions within and between biological organisms and arguably lead to a sustainable integrative biology.
尽管分子生物学、遗传学及相关特殊学科积累了大量经验数据，但用于评估和概述现有知识的实用方法仍远未实现。这些领域的主要概念和叙述几十年来几乎没有变化，而有关非编码RNA、持续性病毒及其缺陷型作用的最新经验数据并不符合这种情况。一种更具创新性的方法，如应用生物通信理论，可将经验数据转化为关于生物体内和生物之间功能的连贯观点，并且可以说能带来可持续的整合生物学。
