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About this Journal

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology (PTPBio) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal that aims to publish work from philosophers of science and theoretically-inclined biologists, and to encourage interactions across disciplinary boundaries. Our goal is to foster a broader conception of what it means to reflect on and analyze biological theory and method, both scientifically and philosophically.

Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2025

Research Articles


Dissecting Stochasticity in Translation: Time in Start Codon Selection as a Case-Study

Marco Casali, Francesca Merlin and Alberto Vianelli

2025-11-19 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Article 6

‘Biologically Degenerate, Ecologically Marginal’: Parasites as a Case Study in Societal Values Impacting Ecological Research

Meghan Barrett, Thomas Raffel and Bob Fischer

2025-11-19 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Article 8

Life Spirals: A Critique of Life Cycle Diagrams

Maja Dorota Sidzinska, Jacqueline Mae Wallis and Kate Nicole Hoffman

2025-11-19 Volume 17 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Article 7