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Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom - Couverture rigide

Carroll, Sean B.; B. Carroll, Sean

 
9780297850946: Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom
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ISBN 10 : 0297850946 ISBN 13 : 9780297850946
Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006

Synopsis

Evo Devo is evolutionary development biology, the third revolution in evolutionary biology. The first was marked by the publication of The Origin of Spec ies. The second occurred in the early 20th century, when Darwin's theories were merged with the study of genetics. Now the insights of Evo Devo are astonishing the biology world by showing how the endless forms of animals - butterflies and zebras, trilobites and dinosaurs, apes and humans - are made and evolved. Perhaps the most surprising finding of Evo Devo is the discovery that a small number of primitive genes led to the formation of fundamental organs and appendages in all animal forms. The gene that causes humans to form arms and legs is the same gene that causes birds and insects to form wings, and fish to form fins. Similarly, one ancient gene has led to the creation of eyes across the animal kingdom. Changes in the way this ancient toolkit of genes is used have created all the diversity that surrounds us. Sean Carroll is the ideal author to lead the curious on this intellectual adventure. He is the acknowledged leader of the field, and his seminal discoveries have been featured in Time and the New York Times.

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À propos des auteurs

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Sean B. Carroll is an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scientific discoveries have been featured in Time and The New York Times, and Carroll himself has written articles for Natural History and Playboy. His first book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful was a 2005 Top Popular Science Book of the Year (USA Today). He and his wife and children reside in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Éditeur
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0297850946
ISBN 13 
9780297850946
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
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