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THE CONCEPT OF THE GENE IN DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION
HISTORICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES |
| By: |
Peter J. Beurton (Editor), Raphael Falk (Editor), Hans-Jorg Rheinberger (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521771870 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521771870 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
29 May, 2000 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology |
| Pages: |
404 |
| Description: |
This interdisciplinary collection of essays questions: what are genes? |
| Synopsis: |
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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11 b/w illus. 1 table |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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