THE GREATEST CHALLENGE today, not just in cell biology and … - Edward O. Wilson

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THE GREATEST CHALLENGE today, not just in cell biology and ecology but in all of science, is the accurate and complete description of complex systems.

Edward O. Wilson

Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge · March 30, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Edward Osborne Wilson (10 June 1929 – 26 December 2021) was an American entomologist and biologist known for his work on ecology, evolution, and sociobiology. A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, Wilson is also known for his advocacy for environmentalism, and his secular-humanism ideas pertaining to religious and ethical matters.

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