The century of the gene

Informationen zum Autor Evelyn Fox Keller Klappentext In a book that promises to change the way we think and talk about genes and genetic determinism, Evelyn Fox Keller, one of our most gifted historians and philosophers of science, provides a powerful, profound analysis of the achievements of genetics and molecular biology in the twentieth century, the century of the gene. Zusammenfassung In a book that promises to change the way we think and talk about genes and genetic determinism! Evelyn Fox Keller! one of our most gifted historians and philosophers of science! provides a powerful! profound analysis of the achievements of genetics and molecular biology in the twentieth century! the century of the gene. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Introduction: The Life of a Powerful Word *1. Motors of Stasis and Change: The Regulation of Genetic Stability *2. The Meaning of Gene Function: What Does a Gene Do? *3. The Concept of a Genetic Program: How to Make an Organism *4. Limits of Genetic Analysis: What Keeps Development on Track? * Conclusion: What Are Genes For? * Notes * References * Acknowledgments * Index

Product details

• Authors: Ef Keller, Evelyn Fox Keller, Evelyn Fox Keller, L. L. Winship
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2002
• EAN: 9780674008250
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00825-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, History of Science, Biology, life sciences, Genetics (non-medical)