The Story of genetics, development, and evolution : a historical dialogue / Gaspar Jekely, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany.

By:

Jekely, Gaspar [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Jersey : World Scientific, [2018], c2018.Description: xvi, 524 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781786342522 (hc : alk. paper)
9781786342539 (pbk : alk. paper)

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LOC classification:

QH437 J35 2018

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Contents:

Prologue -- Part One: The Mystery (and Sperm) of life's origin -- Part Two: Chromosomes, mendelian factors and evolution -- Part Three: The Triumph of genes -- Part Four: Forces and reactions -- Part Five: The Atoms of life -- Part Six: Codes and links -- Part Seven: Genes in the mortar -- Part Eight: Beyond genes -- Epilogue -- Appendix: A Chrononology of events discussed in the book.

Summary: "This unique story offers an introductory conversation to genetics, embryology and evolution, taking us on a historical journey of biology through the ages. Using a series of dialogues between the Greek philosopher Democritus and his disciple Alkimus, we travel through time visiting eminent scientists throughout the centuries, from Lazzaro Spallanzani and Theodor Boveri to Francis Crick, Max Perutz and Christiane Nüsslein–Volhard. We find ourselves at the intersection of competing theories in biology and witness the progression from the debunking the theory of spontaneous generation to the mapping of the genome. Attention is given not only to the great successes in the field but also to the equally important and exciting failures."--Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS QH437 J35 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	76910		00076895

Includes index.

"Translated from Hungarian by Lara Strong. "Translated from: Jékely G Master, are you awake? A fictitious dialogue on genetics, development and evolution. 2006, Bratislava: Kalligram."--Back cover.

"Originally published in Hungarian, The Story of Genetics, Development and Evolution provides a historical background to the life sciences, with complex scientific concepts stripped down and explained carefully for academics and anyone interested in going back to the roots and philosophies of scientific progress."--Back cover.

"This unique story offers an introductory conversation to genetics, embryology and evolution, taking us on a historical journey of biology through the ages. Using a series of dialogues between the Greek philosopher Democritus and his disciple Alkimus, we travel through time visiting eminent scientists throughout the centuries, from Lazzaro Spallanzani and Theodor Boveri to Francis Crick, Max Perutz and Christiane Nüsslein–Volhard. We find ourselves at the intersection of competing theories in biology and witness the progression from the debunking the theory of spontaneous generation to the mapping of the genome. Attention is given not only to the great successes in the field but also to the equally important and exciting failures."--Back cover.

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