The Art of Genes : How Organisms Make Themselves
Editorial Reviews
Biology Digest, November 1999
Through a highly original synthesis of science and art, The Art of Genes describes a revolution in understandings of how plants and animals develop....[it] is for anyone curious about how and why plants, animals, and humans form, develop, and look the way that they/we do....It will appeal to any general reader with a curiosity about science, as it will students, teachers, and professional biologists.
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Book Description
Over the past twenty years there has been a revolution in biology--for the first time scientists have been able to unravel the details of how organisms make themselves. The mechanisms by which a fertilized egg develops into an adult can now be grasped in a way that was unimaginable a few decades
ago. The Art of Genes is the first account of these exciting new findings, and of their broader significance in how we view ourselves.
Through a highly original synthesis of sciece and art, Enrico Coen vividly describes this 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 of art by Leonardo and Magritte--he explains in lively accessible prose the meaning of genes. Coen draws parallels between the way genes respond to the developing pattern of an organism and the way an artist responds to a painting being created on canvas, a memorable analogy that shows how
the organism develops through an interactive dialogue in which there is no separation between plan and execution.
There have been many attempts to resolve the paradox of how organisms make themselves. Lucid, authoritative, and entertaining, The Art of Genes offers fresh and exciting insights into the nature of evolution, development, and human creativity.
The Art of Genes : How Organisms Make Themselves
The Art of Genes: How Organisms Make Themselves ,Enrico Coen,Oxford University Press, USA,0192862081,Developmental biology,Evolution (Biology),Genetics,Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics,Science,Science/Mathematics,DNA,Life Sciences | Genetics,Popular science,Science / Genetics
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