Tool-Makers Versus Tool-Users: Division of Labor.

The author comments on the perspective of researcher Barbara Webb regarding the purposefulness of exploratory tools and the legitimacy of biological models that are created to represent mechanisms. He notes a propagation of an error by Webb which similar to that of computer scientist who confuses models with reality. He stresses the significance of a tool to be appreciated with its use, its capacity to inspire new techniques, and its capability to lead to a creation.