Coral: A Pessimist in Paradise

Informationen zum Autor Steve Jones is a Senior Research Fellow at University College, London and has worked at universities in the USA, Australia and Africa. He gave the Reith Lectures in 1991 and presented a BBC TV series on human genetics and evolution in 1996. He appears frequently on radio and television. Klappentext Following in the footsteps of Darwin and Cook, Jones reveals what coral has to tell us about the human genome project, cloning, and the possibility of a cure for cancer and genetic diseases; what insights it can offer us into the future of trade in oil and other forms of carbon; how it is linked to the fluctuations in weather patterns that have lead to destruction. Finally, Jones considers what coral tells us about the likely future of the planet and humankind: it is a warning that both may be close to the point of no return. Zusammenfassung * In this outstanding narrative! acclaimed author Steve Jones reveals all that coral has to tell us about the past! present and future of our planet and humankind

Product details

• Authors: Professor Steve Jones, Steve Jones, Jones Steve
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.07.2008
• EAN: 9780349121475
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12147-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 126 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Abacus Paperbacks
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Animals / Marine Life, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Sea life & the seashore