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DNA: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule that Shook the World (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R435
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DNA: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule that Shook the World (Paperback, Revised): Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, Borin Van Loon

DNA: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule that Shook the World (Paperback, Revised)

Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, Borin Van Loon

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With humor, depth, and philosophical and historical insight, "DNA" reaches out to a wide range of readers with its graphic portrayal of a complicated science. Suitable for use in and out of the classroom, this volume covers DNA's many marvels, from its original discovery in 1869 to early-twentieth-century debates on the mechanisms of inheritance and the deeper nature of life's evolution and variety.

Even readers who lack a background in science and philosophy will learn a tremendous amount from this engaging narrative. The book elucidates DNA's relationship to health and the cause and cure of disease. It also covers the creation of new life forms, nanomachines, and perspectives on crime detection, and considers the philosophical sources of classical Darwinian theory and recent, radical changes in the understanding of evolution itself. Already these developments have profoundly affected our notions about living things. Borin Van Loon's humorous illustrations recount the contributions of Gregor Mendel, Frederick Griffith, James Watson, and Francis Crick, among other biologists, scientists, and researchers, and vividly depict the modern controversies surrounding the Human Genome Project and cloning.

General

Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2011
First published: 2011
Authors: Israel Rosenfield • Edward Ziff (Professor) • Borin Van Loon
Dimensions: 208 x 142 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 272
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-14271-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > DNA
LSN: 0-231-14271-4
Barcode: 9780231142717

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