What is PhilInBioMed?

PhilInBioMed is both an interdisciplinary institute located at the University of Bordeaux, France, and a national and international network of interdisciplinary teams. Created by Thomas Pradeu in 2017, PhilInBioMed aims at promoting philosophy in the biological and medical sciences, a co-production of knowledge by the direct interactions of philosophers, biologists, and medical doctors.

The mission of PhilInBioMed is to promote short-term and long-term stays of philosophers in biology and medicine labs, as well as short-term and long-term stays of biologists and MDs in philosophy labs, and, ultimately, collaborative publications by philosophers, biologists, and medical doctors.

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PhilinBioMed Newsletter – May and June 2021

PhilinBioMed Newsletter – May and June 2021

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PhilinBioMed Newsletter - March and April 2021

PhilinBioMed Newsletter – March and April 2021

Dear colleagues, We are happy to share the PhilinBioMed newsletter for January and February 2021. You can read it via this link.

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PhilinBioMed Newsletter - January and February 2021

PhilinBioMed Newsletter – January and February 2021

Dear colleagues, We are happy to share the PhilinBioMed newsletter for January and February 2021. You can read it via this link.

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Latest projects

ERC-funded project: Immunity, DEvelopment, and the Microbiota (IDEM)

6 June 2017
Biology
Medicine
Philosophy

IDEM is an ERC-funded project (2015-2020) located at the interface between philosophy of biology and biology. Hosted by the CNRS in Bordeaux, France, IDEM is conducted by Thomas Pradeu. More information about this project here.  

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The definition of the tumor microenvironment

5 June 2017
Biology
Medicine
Philosophy

The members of this interdisciplinary project attempt to propose a refined definition of the notion of tumor microenvironment, at the interface between cancer biology, developmental biology, immunology, and studies on angiogenesis. People involved: Andreas Bikfalvi (Inserm), Dorothée Duluc, Lucie Laplane (IHPST & IGR), Nicolas Larmonier, Thomas Pradeu. More information about this project here.  

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Immunity, mobility, and aging

5 June 2017
Biology
Medicine
Philosophy

Initiated by Jean-François Moreau, this project is based on the idea that mobility is central to immunity. In the transition from unicellularity to multicellularity, all cells have mostly lost their mobility – except for the immune cells. We are interested in better characterizing this link between immunity and mobility, and the way it emerged through… Read more »

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Latest publications

The Evolution of the Hallmarks of Aging by Lemoine M

7 January 2022
Biology
Medicine
Philosophy

Abstract The evolutionary theory of aging has set the foundations for a comprehensive understanding of aging. The biology of aging has listed and described the “hallmarks of aging,” i.e., cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in human aging. The present paper is the first to infer the order of appearance of the hallmarks of bilaterian and… Read more »

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Between mechanical clocks and emergent flocks: complexities in biology by Gross F

7 January 2022
Biology
Medicine
Philosophy

Abstract Even though complexity is a concept that is ubiquitously used by biologists and philosophers of biology, it is rarely made precise. I argue that a clarification of the concept is neither trivial nor unachievable, and I propose a unifying framework based on the technical notion of “effective complexity” that allows me to do justice… Read more »

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Philosophy in science by Pradeu T, Lemoine M, Khelfaoui M and Gingras Y

21 May 2021
Biology
Medicine
News
Philosophy

Abstract Most philosophers of science do philosophy ‘on’ science. By contrast, others do philosophy ‘in’ science (‘PinS’), i.e., they use philosophical tools to address scientific problems and to provide scientifically useful proposals. Here, we consider the evidence in favour of a trend of this nature. We proceed in two stages. First, we identify relevant authors… Read more »

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