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MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume 73, Issue 1, Pages 14-21Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00002-09
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In this commentary, we provide a personal overview of the conceptual history of microbiology and molecular biology over the course of the last hundred years, emphasizing the relationship of these fields to the problem of evolution. We argue that despite their apparent success, all three reached an impasse that arose from the influence of dogmatic or overly narrow perspectives. Finally, we describe how recent developments in microbiology are realizing Beijerinck's vision of a field that is fully integrated with molecular biology, microbial ecology, thereby challenging and extending current thinking in evolution.
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