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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393050831
ISBN-139780393050837
eBay Product ID (ePID)30214362
Product Key Features
Book TitleJacob's Ladder : the History of the Human Genome
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicLife Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorHenry Gee
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-049504
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal599.93/5
SynopsisJacob's Ladder delivers a remarkably lucid explanation of what the sequencing of the human genome really tells us. Decoding the sequence, evolutionary biologist Henry Gee shows, is just the beginning: seeing the letters and words. The next frontier is in understanding snatches of conversation between genes--how they interact to direct the growth of an organism. Gee takes us into the heart of that conversation, illuminating how genes govern a single egg cell's miraculous transformation into a human being, and how they continue to direct that person's day-by-day development throughout a lifetime. Gee tells the story of what we know about the genome today and what we are likely to discover tomorrow. As our knowledge advances, we will be able to direct with increasing authority the conversations between genes: not only performing medical interventions but also creating whole scripts directing birth, ancestry, and diversity in a brave new world.
LC Classification NumberQH437G44 2004
