ABSTRACT
Flannery, Maura C. . . . although to the non-scientist the aesthetic of biology would mean simply the beauties of nature, to the biologist it means much more. For example, the surface beauty of a leaf is nothing compared to the beauty of its cellular structure and of the process of photosynthesis. Learning about these things just increases appreciation. This is contrary to the idea held bymany non-scientists that analysis destroys beauty. This latter view is based on a lack of understanding and knowledge of the processes of science. This is why many of the biologist’s beauties are not appreciated by most non-scientists.
