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Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine, gives a concise and illustrative overview of genetics, evolution, and cellular processes as well as a discussing of current ethical issues in human biology. "Coming to Life" is a remarkable journey through developmental biology that reveals miraculous processes in the microscopic world of cells. Through an accounting of groundbreaking discoveries, Christiane Nusslein-Volhard tells us many answers to historical and contemporary questions in science. For example, she brings us the newest knowledge about embryonic forms, explains the genetic mechanisms that influence adult development of all animals, and shares insights into the ethical standards society moist uphold in the face of new scientific discoveries. As the author leads us from laboratory research to its applications in human beings, we also come to understand why children look like their parents, how an embryonic cell knows to become an eye rather than an eyelash, and other incredible influences hat result in variety in life. Complete with her own hand-drawn illustrations, "Coming to Life" gives a rare opportunity to understand a Nobel Prize-winner's passion for science in concise, understandable language. 55 b/w illustrations.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History

• Pełny tytuł: Coming to Life
• Autor: Christiane Nusslein-Volhar
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 181
• EAN: 9780967007670
• ID: 04765631
• Wydawca: Kales Press
• Waga: 476 g
• Wymiary: 167 × 237 × 18 mm
• Data wydania: 25. November 2008

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