The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell is Rewriting the Story of Life - Couverture souple

Arias, Alfonso Martinez

 
9781399809948: The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell is Rewriting the Story of Life
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ISBN 10 : 1399809946 ISBN 13 : 9781399809948
Editeur : Basic Books, 2024

Synopsis

'Timely, important and compelling' Philip Ball

'A new and stunning argument' Azra Raza

What defines who we are?

Until now, the biological answer has been our genes. Leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with popular tradition to make a bold argument: what defines us is our cells.

Drawing on groundbreaking research, he reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly complex, constantly rearranging symphony of cells that know how to count, feel, and give form to our bodies. While DNA is important, nothing in your genes explains why your heart is on the left, why you have five fingers and not ten, why genetically identical twins have different sets of fingerprints, or why it's possible for a mother to apparently share no DNA with the children she gave birth to! At the heart of it all is a powerful new conception of the essence of life. Our identities are shaped by the interconnections between cells, working cooperatively, creating something greater than its parts - the unbroken lineage that connects us to the fertilized egg from which we developed and back through the billions of years of our planet's history, to the very first cell of all life on Earth.

A sweeping revision of both the present and the history of life, The Master Builder puts forward a new paradigm for understanding biology, transforming our approach to where we come from, what shapes us, and where we are going - as individuals, a species, and the community of life itself.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alfonso Martinez Arias is ICREA Research Professor in the department of systems bioengineering of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. The recipient of numerous awards, he is co-author of the biology textbook Principles of Development, which was awarded the Royal Society of Biology book prize. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.

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Éditeur
Basic Books
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1399809946
ISBN 13 
9781399809948
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1541603273 ISBN 13 :  9781541603271
Editeur : Basic Books, 2023
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