Genome : the autobiography of a species in 23 chapters / Matt Ridley.
By: Ridley, Matt.
New York : Harper Perennial, 2006Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.Description: vii, 344 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780060894085.Subject(s): Human genome -- Popular works | Human genetics -- Popular worksGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 599.935| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | QH431 .R475 1999 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000004780 |
First Perennial ed. published in 2000.
"P.S." section includes information about the author; information about the book; an excerpt from 'Francis Crick: discoverer of the genetic code'; author's top ten favorite reads; and more.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-336) and index.
Life -- Species -- History -- Fate -- Environment -- Intelligence -- Instinct -- Conflict -- Self-interest -- Disease -- Stress -- Personality -- Self-assembly -- Pre-history -- Immortality -- Sex -- Memory -- Death -- Cures -- Prevention -- Politics -- Eugenics -- Free will.
Looks at one newly described gene from each of the twenty-three human chromosomes and explains how each one contributes to our uniqueness as a species.