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Topobiology - by Gerald M Edelman (Paperback)

Name: Topobiology - by Gerald M Edelman (Paperback)
Brand: Basic Books
SKU: 1002818007
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If you had a complete copy of a dinosaur's DNA and the genetic code, you still would not be able to make a dinosaur--or even determine what one looked like.
About the Author: Gerald M. Edelman is director of the Neurosciences Institute and chairman of the Department of Neurobiology at the Scripps Research Institute.
256 Pages
Science, Life Sciences

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Edelman links genetics, development, behavior, and evolution.

Book Synopsis

If you had a complete copy of a dinosaur's DNA and the genetic code, you still would not be able to make a dinosaur--or even determine what one looked like. Why? How do animals get their shape and how does shape evolve? In this important book, Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman challenges the notion that an understanding of the genetic code and of cell differentiation is sufficient to answer these questions. Rather, he argues, a trio of related issues must also be investigated--the development of form, the evolution of form, and the morphological and functional bases of behavior. Topobiology presents an introduction to molecular embryology and describes a comprehensive hypothesis to account for the evolution and development of animal form.

About the Author

Gerald M. Edelman is director of the Neurosciences Institute and chairman of the Department of Neurobiology at the Scripps Research Institute. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1972. He is also the author of Bright Air, Brilliant Fire; Tobiology; and The Remembered Present.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.26 Inches (H) x 6.15 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)

Weight: .65 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Life Sciences

Genre: Science

Number of Pages: 256

Publisher: Basic Books

Theme: Biology

Format: Paperback

Author: Gerald M Edelman

Language: English

Street Date: June 1, 1993

TCIN: 1002818007

UPC: 9780465086535

Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-7387

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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