Will This Too Have Been a Tree? Biblical and Biological Trees of Life-Science.

The article focuses on the instability and foundational role of the "Tree of Life" concept in biology, exploring how attempts to replace or oppose it with models like networks or rhizomes still implicitly depend on tree structures. Topics include the tension between vertical and horizontal gene transfer in evolutionary history, metaphorical and literal significance of trees in Genesis and science, and the ongoing undecidability surrounding the unity of life's genealogical narratives.