The Making of the Fittest

Zusatztext Dazzling work! passionate and magisterial. Nothing of more lasting importance than the core narrative of this book will be published this year - Guardian Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Captivating and lucid, The Making of the Fittest delves deep into the DNA record to reveal not just how the fittest survive but also how they are made. Zusammenfassung Captivating and lucid, The Making of the Fittest delves deep into the DNA record to reveal not just how the fittest survive but also how they are made.

Product details

• Authors: Sean B. Carroll, Sean B Carroll, Sean B. Carroll
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.01.2009
• EAN: 9781847247247
• ISBN: 978-1-84724-724-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Computational biology / bioinformatics, DNA; evolution; science