Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity - Brossura

Ackerman, Jennifer

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0618082875 ISBN 13: 9780618082872

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001

Riassunto

A timely exploration of the mysteries of genetics examines the diverse ways in which human heredity is linked to the rest of the natural world and analyzes how the science of genetics touches our lives every day, discussing such topics as congenital birth defects and disabilities, illness and its links to heredity, and more.

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L'autore:

Jennifer Ackerman is the author of Notes from the Shore and Chance in the House of Fate. The recipient of a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and literature fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, she writes for National Geographic, the New York Times, and other publications.

Product Description:

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 252 pages; Description: xvi, 252 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Heredity, Human--Popular works. Human genetics--Popular works.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0618082875
• ISBN 13: 9780618082872
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 252