The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives

by Staffan Müller-Wille

Book Overview

Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521771870
• ISBN13: 9780521771870
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"