04228nam 2200709 a 450 991081225570332120240516141746.01-280-69882-997866136757810-19-158767-20-585-12944-4(CKB)111000211157356(StDuBDS)AH24082018(SSID)ssj0000105866(PQKBManifestationID)11991013(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105866(PQKBWorkID)10106338(PQKB)10715268(SSID)ssj0000632156(PQKBManifestationID)12268799(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632156(PQKBWorkID)10609827(PQKB)11399219(MiAaPQ)EBC886651(Au-PeEL)EBL886651(CaPaEBR)ebr10537852(OCoLC)43476569(EXLCZ)9911100021115735619980917d1999 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe art of genes how organisms make themselves /Enrico Coen1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Pressc19991 online resource (viii, 386p. ) ill., facsimsOriginally published: 1999.0-19-286208-1 0-19-850343-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-372) and index.Cover -- Contents -- 1 Painting a picture -- 2 Copying and creating -- 3 A question of interpretation -- 4 A case of mistaken identity -- 5 The internal world of colour -- 6 Evolution of locks and keys -- 7 The hidden skeleton -- 8 The expanding canvas -- 9 Refining a pattern -- 10 Creative reproduction -- 11 Scents and sensitivities -- 12 Responding to the environment -- 13 Elaborating on asymmetry -- 14 Beneath the surface -- 15 Themes and variations -- 16 Shifting forms -- 17 The story of colour -- 18 The art of Heath Robinson -- Sources of quotations -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Figure acknowledgements -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.In this highly original synthesis of art and science, Enrico Coen describes the recent revolution in human understanding of how plants and animals develop and how this offers fresh insights into evolution and human creativity.'Coen's book is spiced with historic quotations and examples of plants' and animals' intriguing behaviour contains a wealth of interesting material Coen communicates his immense learning with a hundred appealing tales' Max Perutz How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being? How can an acorn transform itself into an oak tree? Over the past twenty years there has been a revolution in biology. For the first time we have begun to understand how organisms make themselves. The Art of Genes gives an account of these new and exciting findings, and of their broader significance for how we view ourselves. Through a highly original synthesis of science and art, Enrico Coen vividly describes this revolution in our understanding of how plants and animals develop. Drawing on a wide range of examplesDSfrom flowers growing petals instead of sex organs, and flies that develop an extra pair of wings, to works of art by Leonardo and MagritteDShe explains in lively, accessible prose the language and meaning of genes. 'I would have loved this book at 16, and so should anyoneDSaged 16 to 60DSwho really wants to understand development.' John Maynard Smith, Nature.Developmental biologyEvolution (Biology)GeneticsCreative abilityDevelopmental biology.Evolution (Biology)Genetics.Creative ability.571.8Coen Enrico1707421MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812255703321The art of genes4095634UNINA