The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution : Historical and Epistemological Perspectives Paperback / softback
Edited by Peter J. (Max-Planck-Institut fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin) Beurton, Raphael (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Falk, Hans-Jorg (Max-Planck-Institut fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin) Rheinberger
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology series
Paperback / softback
Description
Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is.
Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible.
This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes?
Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of interdisciplinary and international research.
It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:404 pages, 1 Tables, unspecified; 11 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:04/02/2008
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- ISBN:9780521060240
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:404 pages, 1 Tables, unspecified; 11 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:04/02/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521060240
