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The century of the gene [[electronic resource] /] / Evelyn Fox Keller
| The century of the gene [[electronic resource] /] / Evelyn Fox Keller |
| Autore | Keller Evelyn Fox <1936-2023.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2002, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetics - History - 20th century
Biology - History |
| ISBN | 0-674-03943-2 |
| Classificazione | WB 2415 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: The Life of a Powerful Word -- 1. Motors of Stasis and Change: The Regulation of Genetic Stability -- 2. The Meaning of Gene Function: What Does a Gene Do? -- 3. The Concept of a Genetic Program: How to Make an Organism -- 4. Limits of Genetic Analysis: What Keeps Development on Track? -- Conclusion: What Are Genes For? -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778193103321 |
Keller Evelyn Fox <1936-2023.>
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Making sense of life [[electronic resource] ] : explaining biological development with models, metaphors, and machines / / Evelyn Fox Keller
| Making sense of life [[electronic resource] ] : explaining biological development with models, metaphors, and machines / / Evelyn Fox Keller |
| Autore | Keller Evelyn Fox <1936-2023.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 388 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Developmental biology
Biology |
| ISBN | 0-674-03944-0 |
| Classificazione | WB 4000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface Introduction PART ONE Models: Explaining Development without the Help of Genes 1. Synthetic Biology and the Origin of Living Form 2. Morphology as a Science of Mechanical Forces 3. Untimely Births of a Mathematical Biology PART TWO Metaphors: Genes and Developmental Narratives 4. Genes, Gene Action, and Genetic Programs 5. Taming the Cybernetic Metaphor 6. Positioning Positional Information PART THREE Machines: Understanding Development with Computers, Recombinant DNA, and Molecular Imaging 7. The Visual Culture of Molecular Embryology 8. New Roles for Mathematical and Computational Modeling 9. Synthetic Biology Redux-Computer Simulation and Artificial Life Conclusion: Understanding Development Notes References Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778181903321 |
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Keller Evelyn Fox <1936-2023.>
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| Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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