"What does it even mean to understand cell and developmental biology?"

Thought-provoking talk from Jonas Hartmann at #GenBio25. He proposes a "Core and Periphery" hypothesis as a conceptual framework for understanding modularity and evolvability of biological phenomena.

The possible vs. the actual: can #GenerativeBiology reveal fundamental design principles of complex life?

@philipcball closes #GenBio25 with a magnificent synthesis of the past two days of discussions, and guides us towards an agenda for the future of the field.

It has been a stimulating, fun, concept-driven workshop. Thanks to the Royal Society and to my co-organisers Jake Cornwall Scoones & Dirk Betzlinger.

Looking forward to spending the next two days discussing INTERESTING THINGS at our Royal Society workshop on Generative Biology: new approaches to study developmental design principles #GenBio25

And as I walk up from Brighton Train Station there are some excellent noises emerging from the Hope & Ruin...