The Music of Life: Biology Beyond Genes

by Denis Noble

Book Overview

The gene's eye view of life, proposed in Richard Dawkins acclaimed bestseller The Selfish Gene, sees living bodies as mere vehicles for the replication of genetic codes. But in The Music of Life, world renowned physiologist Denis Noble argues that, to truly understand life, we must look beyond the "selfish gene" to consider life on a much wider variety of levels.
Life, Noble asserts, is a kind of music, a symphonic interplay between genes, cells,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199228361
• ISBN13: 9780199228362
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"