Quarterly journal 'Biohistory'

2003 edition Theme for the year  Dialogue: A Discussion of [ Philos ] , Research: Dtudying [ Time ] through Research
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Biohistory Journal, Winter, 2003
    Closely observing each living creature as it lives each time of its life, one can see the birth of different living creatures in their relationship with their environment, revealing the creation of the larger flow of life. In this issue, the philos will be that the eye that observes one living creature focuses on the connections to a broader perspective.
    The theme of dialogue is The Look of Philos. Maruyama Okyo believed that observing an object and reproducing it was the primary requisite for highly spiritual art. Through Dr. Sasaki's discussion of Okyo, Okyo arose as the man who had the sense of Biohistory.
    The theme of research is evolution. The research combining DNA analysis and geology unravels the ecology of the freshwater fish arowana from a historical perspective. The research into the algae volvox to determine the basis for the creation of form from a simple organism overlaps the exhibition of Bones in our hall. By carefully observing different creatures, the tale of life gradually unfolds.
    Scientist Library profiles Motoya Katsuki, who has step-by-step fashioned a technology with the wish of creating biology for human beings understanding.
(Keiko Nakamura)
 Dialogue
 The Look of Philos
The Perspective
that Transcribes Life
 
Prof. Johei Sasaki,
Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
Keiko Nakamura,
Gneral Director, JT Biohistory Research Hall
 Research
 The time of evolution
The reason the freshwater fish arowana live across the sea 
Yoshinori Kumazawa,
Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
The creation of form in multicellular organisms as seen through the volvox 
Ichiro Nishii,
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States
 Scientist Library
Creating the future of Japanese science
The beginning of embryonic engineering
 
Motoya Katsuki,
Director-General, National Institute for Basic Biology in the Okazaki National Research Institutes
 BRH News
From Lab : Breeding and Collection Diary 
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