How the Leopard Changed Its Spots by Brian Goodwin
Do genes explain life? Can advances in evolutionary and molecular biology account for what we look like, how we behave, and why we die? In this powerful intervention into current biological thinking, Brian Goodwin argues that such genetic reductionism has important limits. Drawing on the sciences of complexity, the author shows how an understanding of the self-organizing patterns of networks is necessary for making sense of nature. Genes are important, but only as part of a process constrained by environment, physical laws, and the universal tendencies of complex adaptive systems. In a new preface for this edition, Goodwin reflects on the advances in both genetics and the sciences of complexity since the book's original publication.-
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e: The Story of a Number
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How to Solve It
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T. rex and the Crater of Doom
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Flatland
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The Nature of Space and Time
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Eye and Brain
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The Two-Mile Time Machine
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Success through Failure
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Symmetry
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Life on a Young Planet
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Primates and Philosophers
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An Imaginary Tale
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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
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Why Stock Markets Crash
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The Calculus Gallery
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The Serengeti Rules
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Designing the Molecular World
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The Meaning of Relativity
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The Long Thaw
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The New Science of Strong Materials
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The Eternal Darkness
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The Supernova Story
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The Mathematical Mechanic
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How to Clone a Mammoth
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Adaptation and Natural Selection
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Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula
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Colour
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Chance and Chaos
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Polyominoes
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Infinity and the Mind
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The Causes of Evolution
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The Tower and the Bridge
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Ancient Wine
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The Enjoyment of Math
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Neuronal Man
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Extinction
"[Goodwin's] book genuinely illuminates the mysteries of biological development"--David Papineau, New York Times
Brian Goodwin is Professor of Biology and Coordinator of Holistic Science at Schumacher College, Devon, UK. He is the editor of Theoretical Biology: Epigenetic and Evolutionary Order from Complex Systems and the coauthor of Form and Transformation and Signs of Life.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691088099 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691088098 |
| Title | How the Leopard Changed Its Spots |
| Author | Brian Goodwin |
| Series | Princeton Science Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2001-02-18 |
| Number of pages | 275 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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