The Art of Genes

The Art of Genes

ISBN: 0198503431
Title: The Art of Genes
Author: Enrico Coen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 1999-07-15
Number Of Pages: 386

Book Description:

How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being? How can an acorn transform itself into an oak tree? Through a highly original synthesis of science and art, this book vividly describes the recent revolution in our understanding of how plants and animals develop. Drawing on a wide range of material — from flowers growing petals instead of sex organs, and flies that develop an extra pair of wings, to works by Leonardo and Magritte — it explains the language and meaning of genes, in an entertaining way that is both accurate and accessible to the general reader. It shows how an organism develops through an interactive dialogue in which there is no clear separation between plan and execution, much as an artist might paint a picture. By explaining how this process has arisen, the book arrives at fresh and exciting insights into the nature of evolution, development and human creativity.

A groundbreaking new way of looking at one of the last great mysteries of biology
Written by an author at the cutting edge of current research
The first broadly accessible synthesis of modern ideas in development, that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. A fundamentally new approach to looking at development and its relation to evolution and human creativity
A fresh synthesis of key ideas in science, art and philosophy
An integrated account of plant and animal biology.

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