The Language of Genes

Solving the Mysteries of Our Genetic Past, Present and Future

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Paperback
$18.00 US
5.25"W x 7.95"H x 0.58"D  
On sale Jun 01, 1995 | 272 Pages | 9780385474283
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

In The Language of Genes, renowned geneticist Steve Jones explores the meanings and explodes the myths of human genetics, offering up an extraordinary picture of what we are, what we were, and what we may become.


PRAISE FOR THE LANGUAGE OF GENES

"An essential book for anyone interested in the development and possible future of our species."  --Kirkus Reviews

"This is one of the most insightful books on genetics to date and certainly the most entertaining."  --The Wall Street Journal

"This intelligent and informative book deserves to be read widely...provides a vivid demonstration of what a remarkable and fragile product of evolution our species is."  --Nature
Steve Jones is a great popularizer of the fields of genetics and biology, and in 1996 wrote and presented a hugely successful BBC TV series called In the Blood. His previous books include The Language of the Genes (which won the prestigious Rhône-Poulenc Science Book Prize) and In the Blood (shortlisted for the same prize). In 1997 he won the Royal Society Faraday Medal for the Public Understanding of Science. The British edition of Darwin's Ghost, titled Almost Like a Whale, won the 1999 BP Natural World Book Prize. View titles by Steve Jones

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In The Language of Genes, renowned geneticist Steve Jones explores the meanings and explodes the myths of human genetics, offering up an extraordinary picture of what we are, what we were, and what we may become.


PRAISE FOR THE LANGUAGE OF GENES

"An essential book for anyone interested in the development and possible future of our species."  --Kirkus Reviews

"This is one of the most insightful books on genetics to date and certainly the most entertaining."  --The Wall Street Journal

"This intelligent and informative book deserves to be read widely...provides a vivid demonstration of what a remarkable and fragile product of evolution our species is."  --Nature

Author

Steve Jones is a great popularizer of the fields of genetics and biology, and in 1996 wrote and presented a hugely successful BBC TV series called In the Blood. His previous books include The Language of the Genes (which won the prestigious Rhône-Poulenc Science Book Prize) and In the Blood (shortlisted for the same prize). In 1997 he won the Royal Society Faraday Medal for the Public Understanding of Science. The British edition of Darwin's Ghost, titled Almost Like a Whale, won the 1999 BP Natural World Book Prize. View titles by Steve Jones

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