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Brockman John - Life The Leading Edge Of Evolutionary Biology Genetics Anthropology And Environmental Science - Paperback
Brockman John - Life The Leading Edge Of Evolutionary Biology Genetics Anthropology And Environmental Science - Paperback
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Description: The newest addition to John Brockman's Edge. org series explores life itself bringing together the world's leading biologists geneticists and evolutionary theorists including Richard Dawkins Edward O. Wilson J. Craig Venter and Freeman Dyson. Scientists understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history from the extraordinary decoding of DN a to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists geneticists physicists and science writers Life explains just how far we ve come and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we re heading. Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter compare genes to digital information and sketch the frontiers of genomic research. Edward O. Wilson reveals what ants can teach us about building a superorganism and in turn about how cells build an organism. Elsewhere David Haig reports new findings on how mothers and fathers individually influence the human genome while Kary Mullis covers cutting edge treatments for dangerous viruses. And there's much more in this fascinating volume. We may never have all the answers. But the thinkers collected in Life are asking questions that will keep us dreaming for generations.
Title: Life The Leading Edge Of Evolutionary Biology Genetics Anthropology And Environmental Science
Author(s): Brockman John
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062296054
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 4/19/2016
Series: Best of Edge Series
Category: Genetics (Non-Medical)
Description: The newest addition to John Brockman's Edge. org series explores life itself bringing together the world's leading biologists geneticists and evolutionary theorists including Richard Dawkins Edward O. Wilson J. Craig Venter and Freeman Dyson. Scientists understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history from the extraordinary decoding of DN a to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists geneticists physicists and science writers Life explains just how far we ve come and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we re heading. Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter compare genes to digital information and sketch the frontiers of genomic research. Edward O. Wilson reveals what ants can teach us about building a superorganism and in turn about how cells build an organism. Elsewhere David Haig reports new findings on how mothers and fathers individually influence the human genome while Kary Mullis covers cutting edge treatments for dangerous viruses. And there's much more in this fascinating volume. We may never have all the answers. But the thinkers collected in Life are asking questions that will keep us dreaming for generations.
Title: Life The Leading Edge Of Evolutionary Biology Genetics Anthropology And Environmental Science
Author(s): Brockman John
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062296054
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 4/19/2016
Series: Best of Edge Series
Category: Genetics (Non-Medical)