Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.010
Hana Ayala
{"title":"Harnessing Evolution’s Gift of Borderless Wonder to Open New Economic Frontiers for Global Sustainability","authors":"Hana Ayala","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.010","url":null,"abstract":"Evolution transcends the natural world, oblivious to political borders. It is at the transnational scale of Earth’s evolutionary heritage where transformative scientific discoveries await. These discoveries’ potential to bolster environmental health and resilience by unmasking the most consequential evolutionary trajectories is increasingly coming to light. However, overlooked is a borderless mega-reserve of wonder unearthed along these trajectories and begging to be recognized and harnessed as an unmatched resource for charting a global pathway into a sustainable future. The article backs this assertion with a business model designed to engender a new-generation world travel industry that opens transnational frontiers for the confluence of science-, art-, and faith-based appreciation and guardianship of nature. This model reinforces with economic energy the inspiration it has drawn from Francisco J. Ayala’s engagement of art to bridge evolution, creativity, and the future of humanity, and from his treatment of science and religion as complementary windows into human understanding of the world.","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141829367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.005
Heslley Silva
{"title":"Bridging Minds and Frontiers: An Unconventional Academic Odyssey with Francisco José Ayala","authors":"Heslley Silva","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.005","url":null,"abstract":"The text recounts the author’s remarkable experience in establishing contact with Francisco José Ayala, a renowned professor, researcher, author, and philanthropist. Beginning in an unusual manner, the connection transcended the conventional boundaries of academia, dispelling the notion of inaccessibility of eminent scientists. This resulted in an interview and the publication of a letter in the Science journal, exemplifying Ayala’s generosity. The narrative highlights Ayala’s extensive contribution to the understanding of evolution, his role in issues of science and religion, and his notable philanthropy. The challenges faced during a period of collaborating in California are shared, emphasizing the consolidation of a relationship of trust. Ayala’s influence is evident in the author’s shift towards contemporary issues such as scientific misinformation and climatic themes, reflecting the enduring legacy Ayala left on his academic journey and the positive transformation in the author’s career.","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141831150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.003
Sara Lumbreras
{"title":"Legacy and New Horizons: What Lies Ahead for Francisco J. Ayala’s Lifework and the Center for Science, Technology, and Religion","authors":"Sara Lumbreras","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141829169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.009
Robert M. Hauser
{"title":"The American Philosophical Society and the History of Science","authors":"Robert M. Hauser","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141831181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.006
Julius Lukeš
{"title":"Francisco Ayala y la pasión por los parásitos protistas","authors":"Julius Lukeš","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.006","url":null,"abstract":"Francisco J. Ayala, reputado biólogo evolutivo, realizó importantes contribuciones al estudio de los protistas parásitos, en particular en los campos de la enfermedad de Chagas, la leishmaniasis y la tripanosomiasis. Sus investigaciones revelaron la estructura multiclonal de las poblaciones de Trypanosoma cruzi y las diferencias extremas de secuencia de ADN entre sus aislados, lo que fue crucial para comprender la prevención, propagación y focos naturales de la enfermedad de Chagas. Ayala y su colaborador Michel Tibayrenc formularon la Teoría Clonal de los Protozoos Parásitos, que cuestionaba la visión predominante de la recombinación sexual en estos organismos. El trabajo de Ayala sobre la leishmaniosis describió la estructura de población predominantemente clonal de los parásitos de Leishmania en todo el mundo. Además, su experiencia en biología evolutiva ayudó a resolver la confusión taxonómica en torno a Trypanosoma equiperdum y Trypanosoma evansi, apoyando la hipótesis de que son formas de Trypanosoma brucei, el agente causante de la enfermedad del sueño en África. La pasión de Ayala por el estudio de los protistas parásitos surgió de su deseo de contribuir a aliviar el sufrimiento humano causado por estas enfermedades.","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141828234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.007
A. Moya, A. Latorre
{"title":"Francisco J. Ayala: Testing his Ideas on Biological Progress","authors":"A. Moya, A. Latorre","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.007","url":null,"abstract":"Francisco J. Ayala was one of the great scholars of progress in biological evolution. For Ayala, progress consists of a net directional change in some characteristic that improves the descendants in a given lineage relative to the ancestors. This is an axiological proposal, but not at all unscientific. The traits are objective properties that can be measured in individuals, populations, or species and, ultimately, the entire evolutionary tree. Here, we develop Ayala’s ideas about progress and propose that the trait where the trend can be contrasted is probably the complexity of genomes. We also consider the need to apply statistical tests to determine whether trends, if they exist, are passive products of evolution from the simplest to the most complex or whether, on the contrary, there is directionality or a process driven, among other things, by natural selection.","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141829340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.001
Robert M. Hauser
{"title":"Francisco José Ayala and the American Philosophical Society","authors":"Robert M. Hauser","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141830265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.004
Jaime Tatay Nieto
{"title":"The Sacredness of Nature as a Transnational Bridge across the World’s Cultures and Religions","authors":"Jaime Tatay Nieto","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141830657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.008
Michael Clegg
{"title":"Francisco J. Ayala: científico, humanista y amigo","authors":"Michael Clegg","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.008","url":null,"abstract":"Francisco J. Ayala fue una figura destacada en la biología evolutiva desde mediados del siglo XX hasta las dos primeras décadas del siglo XXI. El propósito de este artículo es intentar situar su obra en el contexto más amplio de la biología evolutiva y considerar brevemente sus importantes contribuciones a la filosofía de la biología, incluida la conciliación de la evolución biológica y la religión y sus escritos sobre la evolución de la ética. Otro propósito más personal es relatar su influencia en mí y en toda una generación de genetistas evolutivos. Para lograr estos dos objetivos, sitúo su obra en un contexto histórico más amplio, centrándome en sus primeros trabajos, que proporcionaron pruebas empíricas rigurosas de la hipótesis de la evolución de los genes neutros en la década de 1970. Intento dar una idea del ser humano que existe detrás de una obra increíble, además de explicar algunas de las influencias en su desarrollo.","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141829751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Razón y fePub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.002
Hana Ayala
{"title":"Custodians and Stewards of Francisco J. Ayala’s Revolutionary Contributions to Human Welfare and Human Progress","authors":"Hana Ayala","doi":"10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14422/ryf.vol288.i1464.y2024.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":298045,"journal":{"name":"Razón y fe","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141828907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}