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Time, Love, Memory : A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior by Jonathan Weiner (1999, Hardcover)
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How much of our fate is decided before we are born?. What is written and in what code?. What chain of reactions leads from a twisted strand of DNA to a raucous laugh?. To a thought?. To a head turning toward the light?.
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From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winningThe Beak of the Finch,the riveting story of a biologist's search for the foundations of behavior. Looking over the shoulder of some of the premier scientists in the filed, Jonathan Weiner takes us into their laboratories to show us how pieces of DNA actually shape behavior. He focuses on the work of Seymour Benzer, who, decades ago, with James Watson and Francis Crick, helped to crack the genetic code. Then, in a simple experiment using a few test tubes, a light bulb, and 100 fruit flies, Benzer invented the genetic dissection of behavior. Now we see how he and his students find and study genes that build our inner clocks, genes that shape the way we love, and genes that decide what we can (or cannot) remember. These breakthroughs help explain secrets of human behavior and may lead to advance treatments for behavioral disorders ranging from rage to autism to schizophrenia. In a narrative that sweeps from the first years of the century to the present, Weiner makes the process of scientific discovery and understanding almost tangible on the page.Time, Love, Memoryis a brilliant work of scientific reportage.Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679444351
ISBN-139780679444350
eBay Product ID (ePID)351773
Product Key Features
Book TitleTime, Love, Memory : a Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthics & Moral Philosophy, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenreScience, Philosophy
AuthorJonathan Weiner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.6 in
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Reviews"Fascinating.... [A] compelling account of the origins of a scientific revolution [and] a poignant sketch of the scientist-as-artist." --Newsday "Weiner shines his formidable science-reporting light indoors....There is no better fly on the wall." --The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Edition21
Lccn98-043128
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal591.5
Lc Classification NumberQh457.W43 1999
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- Nov 08, 2021
Amazing book
Beautifully written book that brings the excitement of fly biology/genetics to the lay public. Weiner captures the thrill of discovery throughout the book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
