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Our Genes
Author | : Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2022-12-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781316762097 |
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Situated at the intersection of natural science and philosophy, Our Genes explores historical practices, investigates current trends, and imagines future work in genetic research to answer persistent, political questions about human diversity. Readers are guided through fascinating thought experiments, complex measures and metrics, fundamental evolutionary patterns, and in-depth treatment of exciting case studies. The work culminates in a philosophical rationale, based on scientific evidence, for a moderate position about the explanatory power of genes that is often left unarticulated. Simply put, human evolutionary genomics - our genes - can tell us much about who we are as individuals and as collectives. However, while they convey scientific certainty in the popular imagination, genes cannot answer some of our most important questions. Alternating between an up-close and a zoomed-out focus on genes and genomes, individuals and collectives, species and populations, Our Genes argues that the answers we seek point to rich, necessary work ahead.
Beyond Our Genes
Author | : Raffaele Teperino |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2020-01-24 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9783030352134 |
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The genotype/phenotype dichotomy is being slowly replaced by a more complex relationship whereby the majority of phenotypes arise from interactions between one’s genotype and the environment in which one lives. Interestingly, it seems that not only our lives, but also our ancestors’ lives, determine how we look. This newly recognized form of inheritance is known as (epi)genetic, as it involves an additional layer of information on top of the one encoded by the genes. Its discovery has constituted one of the biggest paradigm shifts in biology in recent years. Understanding epigenetic factors may help explain the pathogenesis of several complex human diseases (such as diabetes, obesity and cancer) and provide alternative paths for disease prevention, management and therapy. This book introduces the reader to the importance of the environment for our own health and the health of our descendants, sheds light on the current knowledge on epigenetic inheritance and opens a window to future developments in the field.
Am I My Genes
Author | : Robert Klitzman |
Publsiher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2012-03 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9780199837168 |
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In this volume, the psychiatrist Robert Klitzman explores how individuals confront the complex issues associated with genetic testing in their daily lives.
What s in Your Genes
Author | : Katie McKissick |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-01-18 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781440567643 |
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Get the low-down on genetics with easy-to-understand terms and clear explanations. From interpreting dominant and recessive genes to learning about mutations, this book shows the different factors that can determine a person's DNA.
Not in Our Genes
Author | : Richard Lewontin,Steven Rose,Leon J. Kamin |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Behavior genetics |
ISBN | : 1608467279 |
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Three eminent scientists analyze the scientific, social, and political roots of biological determinism.
The Selfish Gene
Author | : Richard Dawkins |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0192860925 |
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Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science
Are We Slaves to our Genes
Author | : Denis R. Alexander |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2020-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781108426336 |
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Genetic differences can influence differences in our human behaviours, but only occasionally undermine the reality of our free will.
Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780309038409 |
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There is growing enthusiasm in the scientific community about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that will have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, technology, and other fields. But how will such an effort be organized and funded? How will we develop the new technologies that are needed? What new legal, social, and ethical questions will be raised? Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome is a blueprint for this proposed project. The authors offer a highly readable explanation of the technical aspects of genetic mapping and sequencing, and they recommend specific interim and long-range research goals, organizational strategies, and funding levels. They also outline some of the legal and social questions that might arise and urge their early consideration by policymakers.