Much of the research in biology aims to understand the origin of diversity. Naturally, ecological diversity was the first object of study, but we now have the necessary tools to probe diversity at molecular scales. The inherent differences in how we study diversity at different scales caused the disciplines of biology to be organized around these levels, from molecular biology to ecology. Here, we illustrate that there are key properties of each scale that emerge from the interactions of simpler components and that these properties are often shared across different levels of organization. This means that ideas from one level of organization can be an inspiration for novel hypotheses to study phenomena at another level. We illustrate this concept with examples of events at the molecular level that have analogs at the organismal or ecological level and vice versa. Through these examples, we illustrate that biological processes at different organization levels are governed by general rules. The study of the same phenomena at different scales could enrich our work through a multidisciplinary approach, which should be a staple in the training of future scientists.

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生物学过程中的相似之处可用于桥接生态学和分子生物学。

生物学上的许多研究旨在了解多样性的起源。自然地，生态多样性是研究的第一个对象，但是我们现在有了必要的工具来研究分子规模的多样性。我们在不同尺度上研究多样性的内在差异导致生物学学科围绕这些水平进行组织，从分子生物学到生态学。在这里，我们说明了每个规模的关键属性都来自较简单组件的交互作用，并且这些属性通常在组织的不同级别之间共享。这意味着来自一个组织层次的想法可以启发新的假设去研究另一层次的现象。我们用分子水平的事件实例说明了这一概念，这些事件在有机或生态水平上具有类似物，反之亦然。通过这些示例，我们说明了不同组织级别的生物过程受一般规则支配。对不同规模的相同现象的研究可以通过多学科的方法来丰富我们的工作，这应该成为培训未来科学家的基础。