Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7695034 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 2012 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Debate persists over the role of aesthetic factors in scientific theory choice. ► Aesthetics also figures in many other aspects of chemistry. ► The beauty of molecules raises special questions for aesthetics. ► The maxim 'Form follows function' is relevant to the aesthetics of molecules. ► Future applications will require a broader view of aesthetics in chemical biology.
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