A Joosr Guide to… The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910150491703321
• Autore: Ltd Bokish
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hove, : Bokish Ltd, 2015
• ISBN: 1-78567-088-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (29 p.)
• Disciplina: 572.838
• Soggetti: Developmental genetics; Evolutionary genetics; Genes; Genetics -- Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Copyright Page; Contents; What's it about?; Beginnings of life in the primordial soup; It all began with the genes; Genes survive because they are selfish; The survival code; Genetic and physical environments determine gene survival; Gene cooperation for reproduction; Survival instincts are programmed into the brain by genes; Competing survival strategies ensure stable behavior; Selfish survival acts as reason for altruistic behavior; Human cultural evolution; Biological selfishness can be replaced with human foresight; Final summary; Now read the book
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