Strategies for Discovering Mechanisms: Schema Instantiation, Modular Subassembly, Forward/Backward Chaining

Discovery proceeds in stages of construction, evaluation, and revision. Each of these stages is constrained by what is known or conjectured about what is being discovered. A new characterization of mechanism aids in specifying what is to be discovered when a mechanism is sought. Guidance in discover...

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Amino acids
Biochemical mechanisms
Cognitive space
DNA
Genetic mutation
Immunology
Instantiation
Molecular biology
Protein synthesis
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RNA
Science
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Biochemical mechanisms
Cognitive space
DNA
Genetic mutation
Immunology
Instantiation
Molecular biology
Protein synthesis
Reasoning
RNA
Science
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