The Mysterious World of the Human Genome

Informationen zum Autor Originally qualified as a doctor, Frank Ryan is now one of the pioneers of the role of viruses in evolution. He was recently made Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffiled, with the express purpose of developing his evolutionary concepts and helping to translate evolutionary science into medicine. He is the author of four general books, including a New York Times NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR (Tuberculosis).

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'An enlightening account of past and present knowledge and the future possibilities of human heredity.' Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Frank Ryan:
'Extremely well written... Frank Ryan has the page-turning and spine-chilling ability of a good novelist' Matt Ridley, Sunday Telegraph
'Very good at making technical matters comprehensible to the lay reader but more impressive still is the way he conveys the intellectual excitement and elation of scientific discovery' Literary Review
'Ryan takes us through the drama of discovery and challenges the notion that certain questions are too appalling to contemplate' New Scientist
'Spellbinding, intellectually adventurous, difficult to put down' Nature

Product details

• Authors: Frank Ryan
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.04.2016
• EAN: 9780007549085
• ISBN: 978-0-00-754908-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Series: William Collins
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Virology, Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, MATHEMATICS / Essays, biochemistry, molecular biology, History of Science, Genetic Engineering, Early Man, Medical Genetics, Genetics (non-medical), Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution