9780062296054-0062296051-Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science (Best of Edge Series)

Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science (Best of Edge Series)

ISBN-13: 9780062296054
ISBN-10: 0062296051
Author: John Brockman
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback 384 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780062296054
ISBN-10: 0062296051
Author: John Brockman
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback 384 pages

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Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science (Best of Edge Series) (ISBN-13: 9780062296054 and ISBN-10: 0062296051), written by authors John Brockman, was published by Harper Perennial in 2016. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Cognitive Psychology (Behavioral Sciences, Biology, Biological Sciences, Genetics, Evolution, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science (Best of Edge Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Cognitive Psychology books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.02.

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The newest addition to John Brockman’s Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world’s leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists—including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson.

Scientists’ understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists, geneticists, physicists, and science writers, Life explains just how far we’ve come—and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we’re heading.
Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter compare genes to digital information, and sketch the frontiers of genomic research.

Edward O. Wilson reveals what ants can teach us about building a superorganism—and, in turn, about how cells build an organism. Elsewhere, David Haig reports new findings on how mothers and fathers individually influence the human genome, while Kary Mullis covers cutting edge treatments for dangerous viruses. And there’s much more in this fascinating volume.

We may never have all the answers. But the thinkers collected in Life are asking questions that will keep us dreaming for generations.

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