The misunderstood gene / Michel Morange ; translated by Matthew Cobb.
The misunderstood gene / Michel Morange ; translated by Matthew Cobb.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2001.
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Date
2001.
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N572.86/6
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English
French
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Physical content
ix, 222 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Concept of the Gene -- 2. Can We Get Rid of the Gene Concept? -- 3. Investigating What Genes Really Do -- 4. Genes That Cause Diseases -- 5. Knockout Surprises -- 6. Molecules to Mind -- 7. Genes Controlling Life and Death -- 8. Genes Affecting Behavior -- 9. Whither Genetic Determinism? -- 1...
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2001.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2001.
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"In The Misunderstood Gene, Michel Morange points out that DNA and its genes are the centerpiece of modern biology primarily because they can be modified. But they are only the memory that life invented so that proteins can be effciently reproduced. There is far more richness and meaning in the structure and interactions of proteins, he tells us, t...
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The misunderstood gene / Michel Morange ; translated by Matthew Cobb.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-213) and index.
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N572.86/6
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74Vv8ooPaQR3
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0674003365
9780674003361
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572.86
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991014271319702626
