In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA by James Schwartz - 2008-04-30

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harvard University Press, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008. Clothbound with a dust-jacket. The mystery of inheritance has captivated thinkers since antiquity, and the unlocking of this mystery―the development of classical genetics―is one of humanity's greatest achievements. This great scientific and human drama is the story told fully and for the first time in this book. Acclaimed science writer James Schwartz presents the history of genetics through the eyes of a dozen or so central players, beginning with Charles Darwin and ending with Nobel laureate Hermann J. Muller. In tracing the emerging idea of the gene, Schwartz deconstructs many often-told stories that were meant to reflect glory on the participants and finds that the "official" version of discovery often hides a far more complex and illuminating narrative. The discovery of the structure of DNA and the more recent advances in genome science represent the culmination of one hundred years of concentrated inquiry into the nature of the gene. Schwartz's… Read More

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. First edition. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 370 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.