The Language of Genetics - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Denis R. Alexander has spent the past forty years in the biological research community, most recently as the head of the Laboratory of Signalling and Development at The Babraham Institute in the U.K., where he also served as chair of the molecular immunology program. Dr. Alexander’s interest in human genetics was sharpened during a period (1981–1986) spent as associate professor on the American University of Beirut Medical Faculty. While there he helped to establish the National Unit of Human Genetics, which performed specialized diagnostic work and carried out research on the genetic diseases found in Lebanon. In 2006 Dr. Alexander established The Faraday Institute at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge, where he is a fellow. Since that time, he has served as director of the Institute. Klappentext In The Language of Genetics: An Introduction, Dr. Denis R. Alexander offers readers a basic toolkit of information, explanations, and ideas that can help us grasp something of the fascination and the challenge of the language of genetics.Alexander surveys the big picture, covering such topics as the birth of the field; DNA: what it is, how it works, and how it was discovered; our genetic history; the role of genes in diseases, epigenetics, and genetic engineering. The book assumes the reader has little scientific background, least of all in genetics, and approaches these issues in a very accessible way, free of specialized or overly technical jargon. In the last chapter, Dr. Alexander explores some of the big questions raised by genetics: what are its implications for notions of human value and uniqueness? Is evolution consistent with religious belief? If we believe in a God of love, then how come the evolutionary process, utterly dependent upon the language of genetics, is so wasteful and involves so much pain and suffering? How far should we go in manipulating the human genome? Does genetics subvert the idea that life has some ultimate meaning and purpose?...

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Denis R. Alexander has spent the past forty years in the biological research community, most recently as the head of the Laboratory of Signalling and Development at The Babraham Institute in the U.K., where he also served as chair of the molecular immunology program. Dr. Alexander’s interest in human genetics was sharpened during a period (1981–1986) spent as associate professor on the American University of Beirut Medical Faculty. While there he helped to establish the National Unit of Human Genetics, which performed specialized diagnostic work and carried out research on the genetic diseases found in Lebanon. In 2006 Dr. Alexander established The Faraday Institute at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge, where he is a fellow. Since that time, he has served as director of the Institute.

Dettagli sul prodotto

Autori	Denis Alexander, Denis R Alexander, Denis R. Alexander
Editore	Templeton foundation press
Lingue	Inglese
Formato	Tascabile
Pubblicazione	15.05.2011
EAN	9781599473437
ISBN	978-1-59947-343-7
Pagine	384
Serie	Templeton Science & Religion; Templeton Science & Religion; Templeton Science and Religion; Templeton Science and Religion Series
Categoria	Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Denis Alexander, Denis R Alexander, Denis R. Alexander
• Editore: Templeton foundation press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2011
• EAN: 9781599473437
• ISBN: 978-1-59947-343-7
• Pagine: 384
• Serie: Templeton Science & Religion; Templeton Science & Religion; Templeton Science and Religion; Templeton Science and Religion Series
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica