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ISBN 0-00-654676-5 (UK pbk)
non-fiction, science, genetics, heredity, genetic engineering, Human Genome Project, biochemistry, biotechnology, evolution, linguistics, future
A good general introduction to genetics. Winner of the Rhône-Poulenc Prize for the Best Science Book of the Year and the Yorkshire Post Prize for Best First Work. Based on the Reith Lectures he gave in 1991.
"Not so much divination as demystification... An attempt to bring genetics and evolution more into the public domain. If, for instance, you ever wondered just what genetic engineering is about, here is as good a place as any to discover. Few have Jones's ability to communicate a difficult idea with such humour, clarity, precision and ease". --Laurence Hurst (in Times Higher ).
"Jones is sensitive to the social issues raised by genetics... Yet his interest reaches beyond contemporary social issues to the human past, to what genetics can and cannot tell us about our evolution and patterns of social development. He interleaves a broad knowledge of biology with considerations of cultural, demographic and -- as his title indicates -- linguistic history. Based on his 1992 Reith Lectures, Jones's book is at once instructive and captivating". --Daniel J.Kevles (in London Review of Books ).
"This is a very good primer. Easy to read, sympathetic approach, factual and thought-provoking". --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , 1995).
Highly recommended.
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