Uncovering the biodiversity of genetic and reproductive systems: Time for a more open approach - American Society of Naturalists E. O. Wilson award winner address
Uncovering the biodiversity of genetic and reproductive systems: Time for a more open approach - American Society of Naturalists E. O. Wilson award winner address
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DOI：
10.1086/509938
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Keller, Laurent
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作者：
Keller, Laurent
重要的科学发现往往来自偶然的发现。不幸的是，许多科学家没有准备好利用意想不到的结果并质疑既定的范式，这阻止了他们利用他们的好运。在这篇文章中，我首先解释了纯粹的偶然性是如何引导我们发现不寻常的繁殖模式的，比如雄性的克隆繁殖和绿胡子基因。接下来，我认为蚂蚁和其他生物的生殖系统可能比人们普遍认为的要多样化得多。这使我提倡一种新的“分子自然主义”的方法来研究生殖系统，并在人口和进化遗传学方面采取更“自然主义”的方法。最后，我再提出两点。首先，我们目前的资金和教育体系往往会阻碍原创性和好奇心。另一个是生态学和进化论领域，以及更广泛的所有科学领域，将受益于价值观从科学生产力到科学创造力的转变。为此提出了一些建议。
Important scientific findings frequently arise from serendipitous findings. Unfortunately, many scientists are not prepared to take advantage of unexpected results and to question established paradigms, and this prevents them from capitalizing on their good fortune. In this essay, I first explain how pure serendipity led us to discover unusual modes of reproduction such as clonal reproduction by males and a green-beard gene. Next, I argue that the reproductive systems of ants and other organisms are probably much more diverse than is generally appreciated. This leads me to advocate for a new "molecular naturalist" approach to reproductive systems and a more "naturalistic" approach in population and evolutionary genetics. Finally, I make two further points. The first is that our current funding and education systems tend to hinder originality and curiosity. The other is that the field of ecology and evolution, and more generally all of science, would benefit from a shift in values from scientific productivity to scientific creativity. A few suggestions are made to this effect.