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This is an engaging tour of the most recent findings in molecular biology that shows how--and if--genes contribute to biological processes and complex human behaviors. Morange shows us that there is far more richness and meaning in the structure and interactions of proteins than in all the theoretical speculations on the role of genes.
List of contents
Preface Introduction 1. The Concept of the Gene 2. Can We Get Rid of the Gene Concept? 3. Investigating What Genes Really Do 4. Genes That Cause Diseases 5. Knockout Surprises 6. Molecules to Mind 7. Genes Controlling Life and Death 8. Genes Affecting Behavior 9. Whither Genetic Determinism? 10. Human Evolution and Eugenics Notes Index
About the author
Michel Morange is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of the History and Philosophy of Science and Techniques at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and was Director of the Centre Cavaillès for the History and Philosophy of Sciences at the École Normale Supérieure. A former President of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, Morange has received the Paul Doistau-Emile Blutet Prize of the French Academy of Sciences for his contributions.
Summary
This is an engaging tour of the most recent findings in molecular biology that shows how--and if--genes contribute to biological processes and complex human behaviors. Morange shows us that there is far more richness and meaning in the structure and interactions of proteins than in all the theoretical speculations on the role of genes.
