The society of genes / Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher.
The society of genes / Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1788
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English
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Physical content
x, 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Evolving cancer in eight easy steps -- How your enemies define you -- What's the point of having sex? -- The Clinton paradox -- Promiscuous genes in a complex society -- The chuman show -- It's in the way that you use it -- Theft, imitation, and the roots of innovation -- A secret life in the shadow...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Nearly four decades ago Richard Dawkins published The Selfish Gene, famously reducing humans to "survival machines" whose sole purpose was to preserve "the selfish molecules known as genes." How these selfish genes work together to construct the organism, however, remained a mystery. Standing atop a wealth of new research, this book now provides a...
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The society of genes / Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/1788
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74VKVpQyQg0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpQyQg0d
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ISBN
9780674425026 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
576.5
MMS ID
991023988308402626
