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OverviewVisit Armand Marie Leroi on the web: http://armandleroi.com/index.htmlStepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer’s Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family, whose bodies were entirely covered with hair, was kept at the Burmese royal court for four generations and gave Darwin one of his keenest insights into heredity. This elegant, humane, and engaging book “captures what we know of the development of what makes us human” (Nature). Full Product DetailsAuthor: Armand Marie LeroiPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Penguin USA Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.306kg ISBN: 9780142004821ISBN 10: 0142004820 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 25 January 2005 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsCombines meticulous historical research, [and] brand-new genetic understanding to tell an absorbing tale. --Matt Ridley, author of Genome<br><br><br><br> A marvelous accomplishment. A good look a the amazing prospect before us as we decode the human genome... --The Seattle Times<br><br> Combines meticulous historical research, [and] brand-new genetic understanding to tell an absorbing tale. --Matt Ridley, author of Genome A marvelous accomplishment. A good look a the amazing prospect before us as we decode the human genome... --The Seattle Times Combines meticulous historical research, [and] brand-new genetic understanding to tell an absorbing tale. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome ) A marvelous accomplishment. A good look a the amazing prospect before us as we decode the human genome... ( The Seattle Times ) Author InformationVisit Armand Marie Leroi on the web: http://armandleroi.com/index.htmlArmand Marie Leroi has lived in South Africa, Canada, and the United States. Since 1996, he has been a lecturer in evolutionary genetics at Imperial College, London. He has published widely in technical journals on evolutionary and developmental genetics and writes occasionally for the London Review of Books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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