Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human Genome

Henry Gee

ISBN 10: 0393050831 / ISBN 13: 9780393050837

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0393050831I4N00

Synopsis:

An accessible discussion of what can be understood through human genome sequencing describes how the interactions of genes direct the growth of individuals, revealing what gene research will enable in the future. 20,000 first printing.

Review:

Praise for ‘On Deep Time’:

‘This book will surprise, outrage and delight you – and make you think.’ Jared Diamond

‘Gee takes the reader inside contemporary palaeontology, from the excitement of a fossil dig with Maeve Leakey to the thousands of carefully stored and catalogued specimens at the Natural History Museum.’ New Scientist

‘As Gee’s brilliant analysis shows, viewed afresh, evolution proves a more interesting and exciting – if more complex – story than we ever thought.’ Scotsman

'Deep Time will change the way you think about the history of life. In this passionately argued book, Gee shows how scientific rigour has replaced story-telling in evolutionary history, that takes us on a tour of the field's latest research from Neanderthal genes to feathered dinosaurs and fingered fish. A book whose time is long overdue.'
Carl Zimmer, author of At the Water's Edge

'In Deep Time, Henry Gee eloquently and entertainingly explains exactly why this revolution in evolution is both interesting and important to our understanding of the past.'
Herald

'A welcome-indeed essential-antidote to media hype and oversimplified stories about evolution, genetics, and the fossil record. If you want to get a glimpse of how evolutionary science really works, this is the book to buy.'
Ian Stewart, author of The Collapse of Chaos and Nature's Numbers

'This is a subversive book. Read it only if you want to know how scientists actually do their work, as opposed to the mythology of textbooks and documentaries.'
Kevin Padian, University of California

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human ...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket