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Molecular biology vs. organicism: The enduring dispute between mechanism and vitalism

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Hein, H. Molecular biology vs. organicism: The enduring dispute between mechanism and vitalism. Synthese 20, 238–253 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413789

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