Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley ISBN 13: 9781857028348

Fourth Estate Ltd, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Very Good.

Fourth Estate, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9781857028348

Fourth Estate, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781857028348

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Fourth Estate Ltd, 1999-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good condition. Minor creasing. Trade paperback.

Fourth Estate, 1999 8vo (24 cm), VIII, 344 pp. Publisher's boards and dust jacket. "By picking one newly discovered gene from each of the 23 human chromosomes, and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine. He finds genes that we share with bacteria, genes that distinguish us from chimpanzees, genes that can condemn us to cruel diseases, genes that may influence our intelligence, genes that enable us to use grammatical language, genes that guide the development of our bodies and our brains, genes that allow us to remember, genes that exhibit the strange alchemy of nature and nurture, genes that parasitise us for their own selfish ends, genes that battle with each other and genes that record the history of human migrations. From BSE to cancer, he explores the applications of genetics: the search for understanding and therapy, the horrors of eugenics, and the philosophical implications for… Read More

UK: 4th estate, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6.3 x 9.4 inches. The human genome, the complete set of genes housed in 23 pairs of chromosomes, is nothing less than an autobiography of our species. Spelled out in a billion three-letter words using the four-letter alphabet of DNA, the genome has been edited, abridged, altered and added to as it has been handed down, generation to generation, over more than three billion years. With the first draft of the human genome due to be published in 2000, we, this lucky generation, are the first beings who are able to read this extraordinary book, and to gain hitherto unimaginable insights into what it means to be alive, to be human, to be conscious or to be ill. By picking one newly discovered gene from each of the 23 human chromosomes, and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine. He finds genes that we share with bacteria, genes that distinguish us from… Read More

London: Fourth Estate, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Harper Collins Publishers, 1999-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 2.5381 in x 22.8426 in x 14.9746 in.

Harper Collins Publishers, 1999. Trade paperbac. Used: Very good. 9x6x9. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes ; Very good trade paperback; tips bumped; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

London: Fourth Estate, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 344 pages; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-336) and index. Subjects: Human genetics; Popular works. Human genome; Popular works. Genome, Human. Evolution, Molecular. Human Genome Project. Chromosomes. DNA. Human genetics History. Human gene mapping. Biological Evolution. Genetics, Medical; Popular works. Genre: Genetics; Science.

London: Fourth Estate, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book N.B. Small plain label to inside front cover. The human genome, the complete set of genes housed in 23 pairs of chromosomes, is nothing less than an autobiography of our species. Spelled out in a billion three-letter words using the four-letter alphabet of DNA, the genome has been edited, abridged, altered and added to as it has been handed down, generation to generation, over more than three billion years. With the first draft of the human genome due to be published in 2000, we, this lucky generation, are the first beings who are able to read this extraordinary book, and to gain hitherto unimaginable insights into what it means to be alive, to be human, to be conscious or to be ill. By picking one newly discovered gene from each of the 23 human chromosomes, and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from… Read More