Description
The Britannica Guide to Genetics is the ideal companion for students or general popular science readers who wish to know the facts behind the latest research and discoveries.
After the Introduction from bestselling science writer and geneticist Steve Jones the book covers the entire history of genetics from Gregor Mendel's first experiments with peas at the end of the nineteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998.
Throughout the twentieth century new discoveries about the qualities of our genes have been heralded as essential leaps of progress in modern science forcing us to ask how much do our genes determine our personalities? What makes us different from other species? But as we enter the twenty-first century and we have begun to manipulate genes and the genome the questions have changed.
An invaluable introduction to the major ideas, discoveries, and personalities in the history of our quest for the origins of life, with an introduction by leading geneticist Steve Jones.
About the Author
The Britannica Guide series offers an essential introduction to many of the key issues of our times. Clear, accurate, and meticulously researched the series gives both the background and analysis for when you need to know for sure what is really happening in the world, whether you are an expert, student or traveller.
Book Information
ISBN 9781845299446
Author Britannica
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Robinson Publishing
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 282g
Dimensions(mm) 131mm * 202mm * 27mm
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