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Overview"In this assessment of Darwinism, Christopher Wills explains how, during the course of their long histories, genes have acquired a ""wisdom"" that enables them to change more easily in some directions than in others. He opens up the recently discovered ""molecular toolboxes"" of evolution to reveal the workings of jumping genes, supergenes, and building-block genes - structures that have enormous implications for medicine and our understanding of how cells and organisms work, as well as revealing in great detail how the genes themselves have evolved. Conveying the excitement of scientists who are about to harness the processes of evolution to explore - and perhaps change - our genetic makeup, ""The Wisdom of the Genes"" traces the course of billions of years of life in order to show how the accumulated wisdom of this genetic machinery has shaped everything from mimicry in butterflies to our own remarkable immune systems." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher WillsPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford Paperbacks Weight: 0.338kg ISBN: 9780192861139ISBN 10: 0192861131 Pages: 366 Publication Date: 01 January 1991 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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