Genes and DNA (Kingfisher Knowledge) - Softcover

Richard Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753408783 ISBN 13: 9780753408780

Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Genes & DNA explores modern genetics, from an investigation of genes and their function, to forensics, therapy, and cloning.

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About the Author

Steve Jones is professor of genetics and head of the prestigious Galton Laboratory, University College of London. Jones has previously written three trade books, with two published in the U.S.: DARWIN'S GHOST and THE LANGUAGE OF GENES. A geneticist whose specialty is snails (he did some of the most important early sex-differentiation work by studying their shells), Jones has regularly appeared as one of the top authors on THE TIMES's bestseller lists. His witty and often humorous writing compares with - and in some cases, surpasses - that of Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, Edward O. Wilson, Jared Diamond, and Steven Pinker. His books have received outstanding reviews in the United States as well as Britain. Richard Walker is an award-winning author of books about natural history and human biology for both children and adults, including Kingfisher Knowledge: Microscopic Life. He has a Ph.D. in zoology. As a former biology teacher he has a practical understanding of the importance of accessible reference materials.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753408783
• ISBN 13: 9780753408780
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64