Henry Gee: Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
Buch
- The History of the Human Genome
- W. W. Norton & Company, 07/2004
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780393347807
- Bestellnummer: 10959778
- Umfang: 290 Seiten
- Gewicht: 498 g
- Maße: 234 x 156 mm
- Stärke: 17 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 1.7.2004
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Jacob's Ladder delivers a remarkably lucid explanation of what the sequencing of the human genome really tells us. Decoding the sequence, evolutionary biologist Henry Gee shows, is just the beginning: seeing the letters and words. The next frontier is in understanding snatches of conversation between genes-how they interact to direct the growth of an organism. Gee takes us into the heart of that conversation, illuminating how genes govern a single egg cell's miraculous transformation into a human being, and how they continue to direct that person's day-by-day development throughout a lifetime.Gee tells the story of what we know about the genome today and what we are likely to discover tomorrow. As our knowledge advances, we will be able to direct with increasing authority the conversations between genes: not only performing medical interventions but also creating whole scripts directing birth, ancestry, and diversity in a brave new world.
Biografie
Henry Gee ist Paläontologe, Biologe und Senior Editor bei 'Nature'. Er ist ein erfolgreicher Buchautor und hat zwischen seinem 10 und 25 Lebenjahr 'Herr der Ringe' einmal jährlich gelesen.![Henry Gee: Jacob's Ladder, Buch](https://lesen.de/image/w468/front/0/9780393347807.jpg)
Henry Gee
Jacob's Ladder
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