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Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Sean B. Carroll
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Description for Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
For over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo—Evolutionary Developmental Biology—is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically much simpler than anyone ever expected.
For over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo—Evolutionary Developmental Biology—is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically much simpler than anyone ever expected.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393327793
SKU
V9780393327793
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99-15
About Sean B. Carroll
Sean B. Carroll is professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His first book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, was a finalist for the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Carroll’s seminal scientific work has been featured in Time and The New Yorker. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Reviews for Endless Forms Most Beautiful
"One of the essential books of our times…[explains] for a general audience how the shapes of organisms are produced by genes."
Peter Forbes - The Guardian "[Carroll] reveals a remarkable series of insights into how evolution has shaped—and continues to shape—the wondrous assortment of creatures that share this planet with us. He emerges as the new, user-friendly public face ... Read more
Peter Forbes - The Guardian "[Carroll] reveals a remarkable series of insights into how evolution has shaped—and continues to shape—the wondrous assortment of creatures that share this planet with us. He emerges as the new, user-friendly public face ... Read more