Genome

图书信息

作者	Ridley, Matt
出版社	Harper Perennial
ISBN	9780062253460
出版时间	2013-03-26
字数	62.5万
分类	Harper Perennial,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

The genome been mapped. But what does it meanArguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Questions that will affect the rest of your life. Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this incredible breakthrough. By picking one newly discovered gene from each pair of chromosomes and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine. From Huntington disease to cancer, from the applications of gene therapy to the horrors of eugenics, Matt Ridley probes the scientific, philosophical, and moral issues arising as a result of the mapping of the genome. It will help you understand what this scientific milestone means for you, for your children, and for humankind.

目录

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chromosome 1 - Life

Chromosome 2 - Species

Chromosome 3 - History

Chromosome 4 - Fate

Chromosome 5 - Environment

Chromosome 6 - Intelligence

Chromosome 7 - Instinct

Chromosome X and Y—Conflict

Chromosome 8 - Self-interest

Chromosome 9 - Disease

Chromosome 10 - Stress

Chromosome 11 - Personality

Chromosome 12 - Self-Assembly

Chromosome 13 - Pre-History

Chromosome 14 - Immortality

Chromosome 15 - Sex

Chromosome 16 - Memory

Chromosome 17 - Death

Chromosome 18 - Cures

Chromosome 19 - Prevention

Chromosome 20 - Politics

Chromosome 21 - Eugenics

Chromosome 22 - Free Will

Bibliography and Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

P.S.: Insights, Interviews & More…

About the author

About the book

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