vândut de libris.ro
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Beak of the Finch brings his brilliant reporting skills to the story of Seymour Benzer, the Brooklyn-born maverick scientist whose study of genetics and experiments with fruit fly genes has helped revolutionize our knowledge of the connections between DNA and behavior. nThe story of Nobel Prize-winning discoveries regarding the molecular mechanisms controlling the bodys circadian rhythm. nHow much of our fate is decided before we are born? Which of our characteristics is inscribed in our DNA? Weiner brings us into Benzers Fly Rooms at the California Institute of Technology, where Benzer, and his asssociates are in the process of finding answers, often astonishing ones, to these questions. Part biography, part thrilling scientific detective story, Time, Love, Memory forcefully demonstrates how Benzers studies are changing our world view--and even our lives. n nJonathan Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Beak of the Finch, brings his brilliant reporting skills to the story of Seymour Benzer, the Brooklyn-born maverick scientist whose study of genetics and experiments with fruit fly genes has helped revolutionize or knowledge of the connections between DNA and behavior both animal and human.n
Preț:
Vânzător: Libris.ro
Brand: Jonathan Weiner
