Quest - The Essence of Humanity

Scientists continually look for the genetic factors that make humans so very different in appearance and behaviour from most animals - the genes that are uniquely human. In this book, biochemist and author Charles Pasternak argues that such genes do not exist.

Sommario

Illustrations.
 
Foreword.
 
Acknowledgements.
 
1. Prologue.
 
Part I: Evolution: the genetic basis of quest.
 
2. Unity and diversity in living organisms.
 
3. Plants and microbes: the origin of vision.
 
4. Animals and man: development of human attributes.
 
Part II: Domination: the consequences of human quest.
5. Out of Africa: exploration and expansion.
 
6. The ladder: adversity and achievement.
 
7. Civilisation1: towns and temples.
 
8. Civilisation 2: communication and culture.
 
9. Technology: war and welfare
 
10. Religion: belief and dogma.
 
11. Science: explanation and experimentation.
 
Part III: Controversy: current quest.
 
12. Tinkering with genes1: GM foods.
 
13. Tinkering with genes 2: GM people.
 
14. Extinction or survival of Homo quaerens?
 
15. Epilogue.
 
Bibliography.
 
Glossary.
 
Index.

Relazione

"...I can recommend Quest: The Essence of Humanity...one of the most thought-provoking books to come my way for some time..." (The Sunday Telegraph., 20 July 2003)
 
"...fluent, fast-moving...Quest is controversial...which all ambitious works like this one should be..." (New Scientist, 23 August 2003)
 
"...I really enjoyed this book...What impressed me throughout was Parsternak's use of science..." (M2 Best Books, 7 December 2003)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Baruch Blumberg, Charles Pasternak, Charles A. Pasternak, Pasternak Charles
• Con la collaborazione di: Baruch Blumberg (Prefazione), Blumberg Baruch (Prefazione)
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.06.2003
• EAN: 9780470851449
• ISBN: 978-0-470-85144-9
• Pagine: 448
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Anthropologie, Weltgeschichte, Geschichte, History, Evolution, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, world history, Allg. Biowissenschaften