Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B Carroll
For over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo -- Evolutionary Developmental Biology -- is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically much simpler than anyone ever expected. Perhaps the most surprising finding of Evo Devo is the discovery that a small number of primitive genes led to the formation of fundamental organs and appendages in all animal forms. The gene that causes humans to form arms and legs is the same gene that causes birds and insects to form wings, and fish to form fins; similarly, one ancient gene has led to the creation of eyes across the animal kingdom. Changes in the way this ancient tool kit of genes is used have created all the diversity that surrounds us. Sean Carroll is the ideal author to lead the curious on this intellectual adventure -- he is the acknowledged leader of the field, and his seminal discoveries have been featured in Time and The New York Times.
'Sean BCarroll is the ideal author to lead the curious on this intellectual adventure - he is the acknowledged leader of the field' Lewis Wolpert. * Lewis Wolpert *
'Impressively skilful first book' Independent. * Independent *
'A first-rate introduction to Evo Devo' Nature. * Nature *
'Carroll... writes in a lively style, peppering the book with endlessly fascinating examples' Scientific American. * Scientific American *
'Provides an essential glimpse into both the creation of life and the excitement of scientific discovery' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'Makes Evo Devo accessible to a wider readership ... Carroll does it splendidly' Guardian. * Guardian *
'Impressively skilful first book' Independent. * Independent *
'A first-rate introduction to Evo Devo' Nature. * Nature *
'Carroll... writes in a lively style, peppering the book with endlessly fascinating examples' Scientific American. * Scientific American *
'Provides an essential glimpse into both the creation of life and the excitement of scientific discovery' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'Makes Evo Devo accessible to a wider readership ... Carroll does it splendidly' Guardian. * Guardian *
Sean Carroll is a Professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scientific discoveries have been featured in Time and The New York Times, and Carroll himself has written articles for Natural History and Playboy. He and his wife and children reside in Madison, Wisconsin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849160483 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849160481 |
| Title | Endless Forms Most Beautiful |
| Author | Sean B Carroll |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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