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Surveys the burgeoning study of genetics, from its origins to the current progress in identifying the causes of diseases, the ethical questions raised by bioengineering, and the effect of genes on human sexuality. Reprint. K.
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First Sentence edit
THE OLD ENGLISH FAMILY the Temple-Nugent-Bridges-Chandos-Grenvilles-now, alas, extinct-was justifiably proud of its heritage.
Table of Contents edit
Preface: A Malacologist's Apology
Introduction: The Fingerprints of History
1. A message from our Ancestors
2. The Rules of the Game
3. Herodotus Revisited
4. Change or Decay
5. The Battle of the Sexes
6. Clocks, Fossils and Apes
7. Time and Chance
8. The Economics of Eden
9. The Kingdoms of Cain
10. Darwin's Strategist
11. The Deadly Fevers
12. Caliban's Revenge
13. Cousins under the Skin
14. Evolution Engineered
15. Fear of Frankenstein
16. The Evolution of Utopia
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steve Jones (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0002550202
Page Count: 251
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0002550202
Page Count: 251
Awards edit
- Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books (1994: General Prize)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 573.21
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