Creation by Adam Rutherford
Today's scientists are radically exceeding the boundaries of evolution and engineering entirely novel creatures. Cutting edge synthetic biology may lead to solutions to some of the world's most pressing crises and pave the way for inventions once relegated to science fiction.
Meanwhile, these advances are shedding new light on the biggest mystery of all--how did life begin? As we come closer and closer to understanding the ancient root that connects all living things, Adam Rutherford shows how we may finally be able to achieve the creation of new life where none existed before.
Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, science writer, and presenter who specializes in genetics. He studied genetics at University College London and was a member of a team that discovered the first known genetic cause of a kind of childhood blindness during his doctorate on the developing eye. He has written and presented several award-winning series and programs for the BBC, including the flagship monthly Radio 4 show Inside Science, The Cell for BBC Four, and Playing God (on the advent of synthetic biology) for the leading science series Horizon, in addition to writing for The Guardian's science section. He's also the author of How to Reason With a Racist, an insightful guide to what contemporary genetics can and can't tell us about human uniqueness; The Book of Humans, a new evolutionary history that explores the fundamental paradox of the human animal; A Short History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction; and Creation, on the origins of life and skepticism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781617230059 |
| ISBN 10 | 1617230057 |
| Title | Creation |
| Author | Adam Rutherford |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Current |
| Year published | 2013-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
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