The Language of Genes: solving the mysteries of our genetic past, present, and future

Jones, Steve

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Anchor Books / Doubleday, New York, 1994

0385473729 / 9780385473729

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A Fair copy in a Fair dust wrapper of a title which ".provides a timely and much-needed road map to understanding what may well be science's most controversial and challenging field." Dust wrapper is not price clipped. Dust wrapper has residue at the base of the spine where the spine label once was. Creasing and smudging along spine of dust wrapper. At the base of the inside of the dust wrapper is a blue stain from the dark blue boards. Slight lean to volume. May have musty smell. Dark blue boards still have small pieces of cello tape attached. Gilt lettering on spine is still crisp. Rear flyleaf has been torn out along the spine with pieces remaining. 272 pages. Spotting inside both covers. From Verso: "First Anchor Books Edition: August 1994" Dedication page has library notes in black ballpoint with one covered by a black library stamp.Wear to page edgings on all sides with foxing and spotting. Library stamps in black ink to top page edgings. "Contents: Preface: A Malacologist's Apology; Introduction: The Fingerprints of History; A message from our ancestors; The rules of the game; Herodotus revised; Change or decay; The battle of the sexes; Clocks, fossils and apes; Time and chance; The economics of Eden; The kingdoms of Cain; Darwin's strategist; The deadly fevers; Caliban's revenge; Cousins under the skin; Evolution engineered; Fear of Frankenstein The evolution of Utopia; Selected Bibliography; Index" "Summary: Displaying a remarkable ability to convey complex ideas in an entertaining and illuminating way, geneticist Steve Jones takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the world of human genetics, explaining how the field began, the darker uses genetics has been put to in history, the role genes play in shaping who and what we are, and the effects that new genetic discoveries have had on our basic theories of evolution." "Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm.".

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Titre
The Language of Genes: solving the mysteries of our genetic past, present, and future
Auteur
Jones, Steve
Éditeur
Anchor Books / Doubleday, New York
Année de publication
1994
État de l'article
Fair
Jaquette
Fair
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0385473729
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780385473729
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Science & Technology, Two Dollars Bin

The Librarian's Books

Cranford, NJ, Etats-Unis

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