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OverviewFrom Gregor Mendel's experiments on garden peas to the mammoth Human Genome Project of today—how did we get where we are in the science of genetics? In this intriguing book, Bruce Wallace examines the concept of the gene and recounts the history of genetic research, providing a concise transition from genetics to modern molecular biology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce WallacePublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780801426803ISBN 10: 0801426804 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 27 October 1992 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThe book's central chapters provide a very engaging account of the main steps taken to reach our present knowledge of the material and the structure of the gene, and should encourage many readers to delve further into the subject of the book. --Richard M. Burian, Center for the Study of Science in Society, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University The Quarterly Review of Biology This book will be particularly interesting to the student who not only wishes to know the facts of genetics, but also the very interesting story behind those facts. --Choice This book will be particularly interesting to the student who not only wishes to know the facts of genetics, but also the very interesting story behind those facts. * Choice * The book's central chapters provide a very engaging account of the main steps taken to reach our present knowledge of the material and the structure of the gene, and should encourage many readers to delve further into the subject of the book. -- Richard M. Burian, Center for the Study of Science in Society, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * The Quarterly Review of Biology * This book will be particularly interesting to the student who not only wishes to know the facts of genetics, but also the very interesting story behind those facts. --Choice The book's central chapters provide a very engaging account of the main steps taken to reach our present knowledge of the material and the structure of the gene, and should encourage many readers to delve further into the subject of the book. --Richard M. Burian, Center for the Study of Science in Society, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University The Quarterly Review of Biology Author InformationBruce Wallace is University Distinguished Professor of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Professor of Genetics, Emeritus, Cornell University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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