Jones Steve - The Language Of The Genes - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Steve Jones's highly acclaimed double prize - winning bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep. An essential sightseer's guide to our own genetic terrain. Peter Tallack Sunday Telegraph Superb and stimulating an exhilarating trip around the double spiral of DN a a rush of gravity - defying concepts and wild swerves of the scientific imagination. J. G. Ballard Daily Telegraph Not so much divination as demystification An attempt to bring genetics and evolution more into the public domain. If for instance you ever wondered just what genetic engineering is about here is as good a place as any to discover. Few have Jones's ability to communicate a difficult idea with such humour clarity precision and ease. Laurence Hurst Times Higher ; Sensitive to the social issues raised by genetics yet Jones's interest reaches beyond contemporary social issues to the human past to what genetics can and cannot tell us about our evolution and patterns of social development. He interleaves a broad knowledge of biology with considerations of cultural demographic and as his title indicates linguistic history. At once instructive and captivating. Daniel J. Kevles London Review of Books
Title: The Language Of The Genes
Author(s): Jones Steve
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Barcode: 9780006552437
Pages: 352 Pages, Index
Publication Date: 10/5/2000
Category: Genetics (Non-Medical)