title: Biology is simple.
abstract: This paper explores the potential for simplicity to reveal new biological understanding. Borrowing selectively from physics thinking, and contrasting with Crick's reductionist philosophy, the author argues that greater emphasis on simplicity is necessary to advance biology and its applications.
authors.affiliation: University of Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology; D010684:Philosophy; D010825:Physics