The Serengeti Rules - The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters

"How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answers to such simple yet profoundly important questions, and shows how their discoveries matter for our health and the health of the planet we depend upon."--

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Sean B. Carroll With a new preface by the author

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How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answ

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"I found The Serengeti Rules to be readable and enjoyable. Even though my field is very close to Carroll’s and I have a strong background in ecology, I learned a lot and was left with many thoughts and new ideas (not only on the fate of our planet). Non-biologists will learn even more, and the general curious reader should find the book as approachable asthe specialist. Serengeti Rules are everywhere."---Ariel D. Chipman, European Legacy

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• Authors: Sean B. Carroll, Carroll Sean B.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2024
• EAN: 9780691264295
• ISBN: 978-0-691-26429-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Princeton Science Library
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, popular science, Biodiversity, Biodiversity / Ecosystems