Aristotle, Buddhist scripture and embryology in ancient Mexico: building inclusion by re-thinking what counts as the history of developmental biology

Wallingford, John B.

doi:10.1242/dev.192062

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“…Owing to the wealth of literature available and its accessibility, the history of embryology might seem a purely European pursuit up until modern times. However, it is worth noting that the flux of ideas between Europe and Asia through history influenced embryological thought on both sides and curiosity about the origin of the embryo existed independently across a multitude of cultures [18,[20][21][22].…”

Section: Changing Notions Of the Extraembryonic Through History Of Em...mentioning

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Embryonic and extraembryonic tissues during mammalian development: shifting boundaries in time and space

Thowfeequ

Srinivas

2022

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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The first few days of embryonic development in eutherian mammals are dedicated to the specification and elaboration of the extraembryonic tissues. However, where the fetus ends and its adnexa begins is not always as self-evident during the early stages of development, when the definitive body axes are still being laid down, the germ layers being specified and a discrete form or bodyplan is yet to emerge. Function, anatomy, histomorphology and molecular identities have been used through the history of embryology, to make this distinction. In this review, we explore them individually by using specific examples from the early embryo. While highlighting the challenges of drawing discrete boundaries between embryonic and extraembryonic tissues and the limitations of a binary categorization, we discuss how basing such identity on fate is the most universal and conceptually consistent. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Extraembryonic tissues: exploring concepts, definitions and functions across the animal kingdom’.

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Section: Changing Notions Of the Extraembryonic Through History Of Em...mentioning

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Embryonic and extraembryonic tissues during mammalian development: shifting boundaries in time and space

Thowfeequ

Srinivas

2022

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…Morphogenesis, originating from the Greek words morphe/shape and genesis/formation, is a fascinating biological process that has attracted human eyes since ancient times [1,2]. Several model systems have been used to study morphogenesis, from the first examination of chicken embryos by Aristotle [3][4][5][6].…”

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Coordinating the morphogenesis-differentiation balance by tweaking the cytokinin-gibberellin equilibrium

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Morphogenesis and differentiation are important stages in organ development and shape determination. However, how they are balanced and tuned during development is not fully understood. In the compound leaved tomato, an extended morphogenesis phase allows for the initiation of leaflets, resulting in the compound form. Maintaining a prolonged morphogenetic phase in early stages of compound-leaf development in tomato is dependent on delayed activity of several factors that promote differentiation, including the CIN-TCP transcription factor (TF) LA, the MYB TF CLAU and the plant hormone Gibberellin (GA), as well as on the morphogenesis-promoting activity of the plant hormone cytokinin (CK). Here, we investigated the genetic regulation of the morphogenesis-differentiation balance by studying the relationship between LA, CLAU, TKN2, CK and GA. Our genetic and molecular examination suggest that LA is expressed earlier and more broadly than CLAU and determines the developmental context of CLAU activity. Genetic interaction analysis indicates that LA and CLAU likely promote differentiation in parallel genetic pathways. These pathways converge downstream on tuning the balance between CK and GA. Comprehensive transcriptomic analyses support the genetic data and provide insights into the broader molecular basis of differentiation and morphogenesis processes in plants.

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“…To decolonize the term, we resist using "Western science" as ground for science. History of science is biased toward Eurocentrism (Wallingford, 2021), and cross-cultural science education often reflects Euro-American ontoepistemologies (Sonam, 2019). Indeed, centuries before the European Scientific Revolution, Buddhists originated advanced concepts in physics (atomic theory, relativity, multiple world systems) (Jinpa & Lama, 2017), embryology (Wallingford, 2021), and microbiology (Hammerstrom, 2012).…”

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Dialogue-Based Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Science Education and Applied Ethics

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Dialogue-based learning is an inclusive pedagogy that leverages epistemological pluralism in the classroom to enhance cross-cultural education, encourage critical thinking across modes of inquiry, and promote novel contributions in applied ethics. The framework emerged from the Buddhism-science dialogue and our experiences teaching science courses for Tibetan Buddhists in India through the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. Buddhism and science are two modes of inquiry that emphasize critical inquiry and empiricism, yet navigating complementarities and points of friction is challenging. Our proposed framework aims to raise awareness of onto-epistemological assumptions to convert them from obstacles into assets in dialogue. In drawing attention to epistemological orientations, our framework demonstrates that receptivity to other ways of knowing fosters clarity in one’s own views while creating space for new and enriching perspectives. In this article, we contextualize the Buddhism-science dialogue, explore the development of our dialogue-based learning framework, and demonstrate its application to a novel exchange about the COVID-19 pandemic. Broader aims of the framework include increasing scientific literacy and advancing transdisciplinary research.

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Aristotle, Buddhist scripture and embryology in ancient Mexico: building inclusion by re-thinking what counts as the history of developmental biology

Cited by 8 publications

References 60 publications

Embryonic and extraembryonic tissues during mammalian development: shifting boundaries in time and space

Embryonic and extraembryonic tissues during mammalian development: shifting boundaries in time and space

Coordinating the morphogenesis-differentiation balance by tweaking the cytokinin-gibberellin equilibrium

Dialogue-Based Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Science Education and Applied Ethics

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