Genome 神奇基因

图书标准信息

• 作者 Matt Ridley（马特·雷德利） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2006-06
• ISBN 9780060894085
• 定价 136.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 P.S.

【内容简介】

Arguablythemostsignificantscientificdiscoveryofthenewcentury,themappingofthetwenty-threepairsofchromosomesthatmakeupthehumangenomeraisesalmostasmanyquestionsasitanswers.Questionsthatwillprofoundlyimpactthewaywethinkaboutdisease,aboutlongevity,andaboutfreewill.Questionsthatwillaffecttherestofyourlife.

Genomeoffersextraordinaryinsightintotheramificationsofthisincrediblebreakthrough.Bypickingonenewlydiscoveredgenefromeachpairofchromosomesandtellingitsstory,MattRidleyrecountsthehistoryofourspeciesanditsancestorsfromthedawnoflifetothebrinkoffuturemedicine.FromHuntington'sdiseasetocancer,fromtheapplicationsofgenetherapytothehorrorsofeugenics,MattRidleyprobesthescientific,philosophical,andmoralissuesarisingasaresultofthemappingofthegenome.Itwillhelpyouunderstandwhatthisscientificmilestonemeansforyou,foryourchildren,andforhumankind.

【作者简介】

MattRidleyistheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerGenome,andhisrecentbookTheAgileGenewontheNationalAcademiesBookAwardforbestsciencebookoftheyear.AvisitingprofessoratColdSpringHarborLaboratoryinNewYork,helivesinNewcastle,England,andNewYork.