The Language of the Genes
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The Language of the Genes by Steve Jones
Steve Joness highly acclaimed, double prize-winning, bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep.An essential sightseers guide to our own genetic terrain. Peter Tallack, Sunday TelegraphSteve Jones is Professor of Genetics and Head of the Galton Laboratory, University College, London. In 1991 he gave the BBC Reith Lectures on the subject of genetics and evolution. In 1996, the Royal Society presented him with the Michael Faraday Award given annually to the scientist who has done the most to further the public understanding of science. Professor Jones was born in Wales, educated in Scotland and lives in London. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, and joint author of Genetics for Beginners and of the Open University’s final-year genetics textbook. On balance he prefers snails to humans.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006552437 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006552439 |
| Title | The Language of the Genes |
| Author | Steve Jones |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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