Chance in the House of Fate

A Natural History of Heredity

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• Jennifer G. Ackerman

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• 288 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Biologie
• Naturwissenschaften
• Sachliteratur
• Wissenschaft
• Wissenschaft und Mathematik

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In the last decade, scientists across the world have raced to be the first to crack the code of the human genome, exposing a startling new message: at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85% genetically identical to a human; humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly, and many are the same. For the first time, award-winning science writer Jennifer Ackerman brings together these astonishing discoveries, and by weaving a mesmerising story of heredity, combining both personal memoir with cutting-edge science, she offers an encompassing vision of the impact these findings have on our everyday lives.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Einband: Paperback