Genome : the autobiography of a species in 23 chapters.
Genome : the autobiography of a species in 23 chapters.
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Publisher
London : Fourth Estate, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
T0361018
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Language
English
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Physical content
344 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Life -- 2. Species -- 3. History -- 4. Fate -- 5. Environment -- 6. Intelligence -- 7. Instinct -- X and Y. Conflict -- 8. Self-Interest -- 9. Disease -- 10. Stress -- 11. Personality -- 12. Self-Assembly -- 13. Pre-History -- 14. Immortality -- 15. Sex -- 16. Memory -- 17. Death -- 18. Cures --...
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Publisher
London : Fourth Estate, 1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"By picking one newly discovered gene from each of the 23 human chromosomes, and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine. He finds genes that we share with bacteria, genes that distinguish us from chimpanzees, genes that can condemn us to cruel diseas...
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Genome : the autobiography of a species in 23 chapters.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 572.86/3.
Transferred from K0003427.
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T0361018
Record Identifier
74VvE35RlQpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvE35RlQpb
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ISBN
185702835X (pbk.)
9781857028348 :
1857028341 :
9781857028348
1857028341
DDC
572.86
MMS ID
991011639629702626
