Selfish Gene

Niles Eldredge. Why we do lt. Rethinking Sex an d the Selfish Gene. New York. London. W.W. Narton & Company. 2004

264 S. 22 x 15, Sehr gut. Ungelesen., Karton mit Schutzumschlag.

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Susan,Blackmore: The Meme Machine, Oxford University Press, März 2000 ISBN: 019286212X
'Any theory deserves to be given its best shot, and that is what Susan Blackmore has given the theory of the meme I am delighted to recommend her book.' Richard Dawkins Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Memes, like genes, are replicators, and this enthralling book is an investigation of whether this link between genes and memes can lead to important discoveries about the nature of the inner self. Confronting the deepest questions about our inner selves, with all our emotions, memories, beliefs, and decisions, Susan Blackmore makes a compelling case for the theory that the inner self is merely an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication. 'Anyone who hopesDSor fearsDS that memetics will become a science of culture will find this surefooted exploration of the prospects a major eye-opener.' Daniel Dennett.

NEUBUCH! 288 Seiten 198 mm x 129 mm x 22 mm Einband:Kartoniert/Broschiert

[KW: Life Sciences - Evolution - Human]

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Richard,Dawkins: The Selfish Gene, Oxford University Press, März 2006 ISBN: 0199291152
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research.

NEUBUCH! N.-A. 30th anniversary edition 2006. - 360 Seiten 197 mm x 128 mm x 27 mm Einband:Kartoniert/Broschiert

[KW: Science / Life Sciences / Evolution]

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Greg,Gibson: It Takes a Genome How a Clash Between Our Genes and Modern Life is Making Us Sick, Financial Times Prent.Int, März 2009 ISBN: 013713746X
A compelling, witty, and reader-friendly explanation of how our genes, fashioned for living in the Stone Age, are not so well-suited to life in the Modern Age. --Sean B. Carroll, author of The Making of the Fittest and Remarkable Creatures It's taken thirty years, but we finally have in Greg Gibson's It Takes a Genome what is truly a biologist's response to the single-gene focus of Richard Dawkin's early classic The Selfish Gene. And what a response it is! In Gibson's world, we see a genome as an integrated whole, making sense only when the constituent parts, the genes, are considered in their full genomic and environmental context. It is an engaging, fascinating, accessible, and ultimately deeply satisfying perspective that will enrich the way we all think about ourselves and how we got to be the way we are. --David B. Goldstein, Professor of Molecular Genetics, Duke University Gibson has captured the delicate balance between the excitement of the genomic revolution and the frustration that so much is yet to be learned about the genomics of disease.This book is an ideal guide through the complexities of recent environmental change and how this non-genetic process has interacted with human genomic variation to produce today's landscape of important chronic diseases. --Marc Feldman, Professor of Biology, Stanford University Gibson deftly synthesizes the new science linking genome variation and human health, debunking entrenched views about the causes and evolution of disease and arguing convincingly for a more comprehensive view. An important book and a great read. --David P. Mindell, Dean of Science, California Academy of Sciences Geneticist Gibson is a natural teacher. He brings a welcome balance to his descriptions of the roles of genes, the environment, and chance in the major human diseases. --Bruce Weir, Chair and Professor of Biostatistics, University of Washington Human beings have astonishing genetic vulnerabilities. More than half of us will die from complex diseases that trace directly to those vulnerabilities, and the modern world we've created places us at unprecedented risk from them.In It Takes a Genome, Greg Gibson posits a revolutionary new hypothesis: Our genome is out of equilibrium, both with itself and its environment. Simply put, our genes aren't coping well with modern culture. Our bodies were never designed to subsist on fat and sugary foods; our immune systems weren't designed for today's clean, bland environments; our minds weren't designed to process hard-edged, artificial electronic inputs from dawn 'til midnight. And that's why so many of us suffer from chronic diseases that barely touched our ancestors. Gibson begins by revealing the stunningly complex ways in which multiple genes cooperate and interact to shape our bodies and influence our behaviors. Then, drawing on the very latest science, he explains the genetic mismatches that increasingly lead to cancer, diabetes, inflammatory and infectious diseases, AIDS, depression, and senility. He concludes with a look at the probable genetic variations in human psychology, sharing the evidence that traits like introversion and agreeableness are grounded in equally complex genetic interactions. It Takes A Genome demolishes yesterday's stale debates over nature vs. nurture, introducing a new view that is far more intriguing, and far closer to the truth.* See how broken genes cause cancer Meet the body's genetic repairmen--and understand what happens when they fail* The growing price of the modern lifestyle Why one-third of all Westerners have obesity, Type 2 diabetes, or other signs of metabolic syndrome* The Alzheimer's generation Why some of us are predisposed to dementia* What's really normal: the deepest lessons of the human genome The remarkable diversity of physical and emotional normality<

NEUBUCH! 230 mm x 158 mm x 21 mm Einband:Gebunden

[KW: Medical / Genetics]

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