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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Hill & Wang Pub
Publication date
June 1, 2002
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780809057436
ISBN-10
0809057433
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
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$15.00
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How genetics, and the technologies that arise from it, will affect the way we live in the twenty-first century
In the mid-nineteenth century, a Moravian friar made a discovery that was to shape not only the future of science but also that of the human race. With his deceptively simple experiments on peas in a monastery garden in Brno, Gregor Mendel was the first to establish the basic laws of heredity, laws from which the principles of modern genetics can be drawn. In this fascinating account, acclaimed science writer Colin Tudge traces the influence on science of Mendel's extraordinary ideas, from the 1850s to the present day, and goes on to ask what might happen in the coming century and beyond.
A comprehensive and entertaining work that combines scientific history with a compelling discussion on the future trends of genetic technologies, The Impact of the Gene examines how the ideas that underpin the spectrum of all genetic issues are interrelated, and proposes that with a basic understanding of Gregor Mendel's theories and discoveries, all modern genetics falls easily into place. From a monastery garden to the laboratories of the twenty-first century, The Impact of the Gene provides a vital overview of the science of genetics, at once "enjoyable and informative . . . readable and entertaining" (The New York Times Book Review).
In the mid-nineteenth century, a Moravian friar made a discovery that was to shape not only the future of science but also that of the human race. With his deceptively simple experiments on peas in a monastery garden in Brno, Gregor Mendel was the first to establish the basic laws of heredity, laws from which the principles of modern genetics can be drawn. In this fascinating account, acclaimed science writer Colin Tudge traces the influence on science of Mendel's extraordinary ideas, from the 1850s to the present day, and goes on to ask what might happen in the coming century and beyond.
A comprehensive and entertaining work that combines scientific history with a compelling discussion on the future trends of genetic technologies, The Impact of the Gene examines how the ideas that underpin the spectrum of all genetic issues are interrelated, and proposes that with a basic understanding of Gregor Mendel's theories and discoveries, all modern genetics falls easily into place. From a monastery garden to the laboratories of the twenty-first century, The Impact of the Gene provides a vital overview of the science of genetics, at once "enjoyable and informative . . . readable and entertaining" (The New York Times Book Review).
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Hardcover
from Hill & Wang Pub (July 1, 2001); titled "The Impact of the Gene: From Mendel's Peas to Designer Babies"
9780374175238 | details & prices | 375 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $27.00
About: Explains how the insights of Gregor Mendel are the key to understanding genetics today, and discusses the ethical implications of current genetic technologies, from cloning to the Human Genome Project.
About: Explains how the insights of Gregor Mendel are the key to understanding genetics today, and discusses the ethical implications of current genetic technologies, from cloning to the Human Genome Project.
Paperback
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from Hill & Wang Pub (June 1, 2002)
9780809057436 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.00
About: How genetics, and the technologies that arise from it, will affect the way we live in the twenty-first centuryIn the mid-nineteenth century, a Moravian friar made a discovery that was to shape not only the future of science but also that of the human race.
About: How genetics, and the technologies that arise from it, will affect the way we live in the twenty-first centuryIn the mid-nineteenth century, a Moravian friar made a discovery that was to shape not only the future of science but also that of the human race.
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