Biomaterial Database

Wish fulfillment and its discontents. 2003

Helga Nowotny

Society in Science, The Branco Weiss Fellowship, ETH Zurich. nowotny@society-in-science.ethz.ch

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008967	Molecular Biology	A discipline concerned with studying biological phenomena in terms of the chemical and physical interactions of molecules.	Biochemical Genetics,Biology, Molecular,Genetics, Biochemical,Genetics, Molecular,Molecular Genetics,Biochemical Genetic,Genetic, Biochemical,Genetic, Molecular,Molecular Genetic
D012106	Research	Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)	Research Priorities,Laboratory Research,Research Activities,Research and Development,Activities, Research,Activity, Research,Development and Research,Priorities, Research,Priority, Research,Research Activity,Research Priority,Research, Laboratory
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006809	Humanities	Fields of inquiry in human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes and social relations. These are traditionally the study of literature, philosophy, and religion.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001154	Art	Processes and results of aesthetic expression.	Arts
D001690	Biological Science Disciplines	All of the divisions of the natural sciences dealing with the various aspects of the phenomena of life and vital processes. The concept includes anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and the biology of animals, plants, and microorganisms. It should be differentiated from BIOLOGY, one of its subdivisions, concerned specifically with the origin and life processes of living organisms.	Biological Sciences,Life Sciences,Biologic Sciences,Biological Science,Science, Biological,Sciences, Biological,Biologic Science,Biological Science Discipline,Discipline, Biological Science,Disciplines, Biological Science,Life Science,Science Discipline, Biological,Science Disciplines, Biological,Science, Biologic,Science, Life,Sciences, Biologic,Sciences, Life
D016678	Genome	The genetic complement of an organism, including all of its GENES, as represented in its DNA, or in some cases, its RNA.	Genomes