The Gene as the Basis of Life.
MULLER, Hermann Joseph (1890-1967).
From Jeff Weber Rare Books, Neuchatel, NEUCH, Switzerland
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From Jeff Weber Rare Books, Neuchatel, NEUCH, Switzerland
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 2 June 2021
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Offprint. [897]-921, [1] pp. Self-wraps. Stamped: "COMPLIMENTS OF THE AUTHOR". Very good. "That the driving motive in Muller's life was the control by man of human evolution should not overshadow his major contribution to biology as a whole: the simple and fundamental idea of the gene as the basis of life. This he put forward in 1921 though it is adumbrated in earlier writing. It underlies all of Muller's experimental work and naturally leads full circle back to the question of the biological future of man." - G. Pontecorvo, Royal Society (memoir). Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, & educator, was with the University of Texas, Austin. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the physiological and genetic effects of radiation. His findings were announced and published in 1927, creating a great deal of excitement in the scientific community. This "opened scientists' eyes to the vast possibilities of genetics." [Green]. "Eighty years ago, a Texas researcher named Hermann J. Muller conducted X-ray experiments that won a Nobel Prize. His research changed the understanding of the gene, revolutionized genetics research, made headlines around the world and put Texas on the science map." ΓΆΒ Β" Tim Green. UT News, Jan 19, 2010. See: James F. Crow, Hermann Joseph Muller, Evolutionist, Nature Reviews Genetics, vol. 6, pages 941ΓΆΒ Β"945(2005). Seller Inventory # PW1520
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Gene as the Basis of Life.
Publisher: Proceedings of the International Congress of Plant Sciences, 1929., New York:
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Soft cover
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