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In the last decade, scientists across the world have raced to be the first to crack the code of the human genome, exposing a startling new message: at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85% genetically identical to a human; humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly, and many are the same. For the first time, award-winning science writer Jennifer Ackerman brings together these astonishing discoveries, and by weaving a mesmerising story of heredity, combining both personal memoir with cutting-edge science, she offers an encompassing vision of the impact these findings have on our everyday lives.
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Chance in the House of Fate, Jennifer Ackerman
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2002
- Reliure
- (souple)
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- Titre
- Chance in the House of Fate
- Sous-titre
- A Natural History of Heredity
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Jennifer Ackerman
- Éditeur
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publié
- 2002
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0747558205
- ISBN13
- 9780747558200
- Séries
- Évaluation
- 3 sur 5
- Description
- In the last decade, scientists across the world have raced to be the first to crack the code of the human genome, exposing a startling new message: at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85% genetically identical to a human; humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly, and many are the same. For the first time, award-winning science writer Jennifer Ackerman brings together these astonishing discoveries, and by weaving a mesmerising story of heredity, combining both personal memoir with cutting-edge science, she offers an encompassing vision of the impact these findings have on our everyday lives.