Genome The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Name: Genome The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
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ISBN: 9780060894085

ISBN-10: 0060894083

ISBN-13: 9780060894085

Edition: 2006

Authors: Matt Ridley

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The genome's been mapped. But what does it mean? Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Questions that will affect the rest of your life. Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this incredible breakthrough. By picking one newly discovered gene from each pair of chromosomes and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life to the…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.594