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The Organic Codes: An Introduction to Semantic Biology
Marcello Barbieri
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Description for The Organic Codes: An Introduction to Semantic Biology
paperback. Marcello Barbieri presents new theories on the origins of life, and embryonic development. Num Pages: 316 pages, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MFKC3; PSAJ; PSC; PSF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
The genetic code appeared on Earth with the first cells. The codes of cultural evolution arrived almost four billion years later. These are the only codes that are recognized by modern biology. In this book, however, Marcello Barbieri explains that there are many more organic codes in nature, and their appearance not only took place throughout the history of life but marked the major steps of that history. A code establishes a correspondence between two independent 'worlds', and the codemaker is a third party between those 'worlds'. Therefore the cell can be thought of as a trinity of genotype, phenotype ... Read more
The genetic code appeared on Earth with the first cells. The codes of cultural evolution arrived almost four billion years later. These are the only codes that are recognized by modern biology. In this book, however, Marcello Barbieri explains that there are many more organic codes in nature, and their appearance not only took place throughout the history of life but marked the major steps of that history. A code establishes a correspondence between two independent 'worlds', and the codemaker is a third party between those 'worlds'. Therefore the cell can be thought of as a trinity of genotype, phenotype ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521531009
SKU
KSG0034485
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About Marcello Barbieri
Professor Barbieri is based in the Department of Morphology and Embryology at the University of Ferrara, Italy.
Reviews for The Organic Codes: An Introduction to Semantic Biology
'It looked so intriguing that I started reading it on the way home. Luckily for me, the bus was late… It is really fascinating.' Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'I'm reading it almost as if it were a thriller.' Abraham Minsky, The Weizman Institute of Science '… truly stimulating … clear and succinct, and the content genuinely novel.' Robert ... Read more