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Dee R. Denver is a professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University.
Known for: The Dharma in DNA: Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism
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The Dharma in DNA: Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism
The Dharma in DNA explores the intersection between modern biology and Buddhist philosophy. Written by biologist Dee Denver, the book examines how Buddhist ideas about interdependence, impermanence, and compassion resonate with biological principles such as evolution, genetics, and ecology. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples from Sri Lanka, Japan, and Tibetan Buddhism, Denver argues that both disciplines share a deep concern for understanding life and its interconnectedness.
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Historical Context
Both biology and Buddhism began as quests to understand life. Though their methods differ—one empirical, the other contemplative—their motivations spring from the same fundamental curiosity: why and how do things live, change, and cease to be? In ancient India, Siddhartha Gautama observed the proces...
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Foundations of Biology
Life, as biology defines it, is an emergent property of complex systems. Evolution by natural selection remains the unifying thread of modern biology, while DNA serves as the molecule of inheritance—the storehouse of life’s continuity. Yet these scientific truths do more than describe our origins; t...
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About Dee Denver
Dee R. Denver is a professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University. His research focuses on evolutionary genetics and molecular biology. Denver is also known for his interdisciplinary work connecting science and spirituality, particularly Buddhism.
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