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Life Beyond the Gene
Steven Rose
ISBN: 9780099468639
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage
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In "Lifelines", biologist Steven Rose offers a powerful alternative to the ultradarwinist claims of such notable science writers as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and other advocates of reductionism, arguing that there need to be a specific focus on the organism in question and, in particular, on the organism's lifeline.
Today, genes are called upon to explain almost every aspect of our lives, from social inequalities to health, sexual preference, political orientation and criminality. In this incisive and original account, Steven Rose confronts the fashionable ideology of ultra-Darwinism, which reduces humans to little more than machines for the replication of DNA. Whilst recognising the importance of genes and natural selection, Professor Rose argues that the trajectory of life (lifeline) depends on the complex interactions that occur within cells, organisms and ecosystems through time and space. By placing the organism rather than the gene at the centre of life, he offers a bold new perspective on biology that acknowledges the essentially complex nature of life.
| ISBN | 0099468638 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780099468639
(What's this?) | | Pages | 352 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Weight (grammes) | 280 | | Imprint | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 29 Dec 2005 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 570.1 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly |
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