"Discuss to what extent advances in biochemical knowledge are dependent on methodological development" Angelina Lorenos

"Discuss to what extent advances in biochemical knowledge are dependent on methodological development" DEFINTION OF DEVELOPMENT Development is defined as; "Change identifiable as the fulfillment of possibilities inherent in an earlier state." CONSIDERATION OF THE ASPECT OF TIME CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND KNOWLEDGE One way of looking at this issue is to consider that when there was a complete absence of biochemical knowledge, or indeed any type of knowledge, there was more …

…process could be compared to a textbook of facts for example. To continue the metaphor, a pioneering method of thinking - an algorithm for example, could represent a tool for furthering the existing knowledge; this could be compared to a specific machine for example. This concept represents technology. In this way, the brain shows us that both technology and knowledge cannot exist in the absence of eachother, and the existence of one enhances the other.